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Maori Pioneers await their evening meal on the Somme

A group of Maori Pioneers sitting outside on the Somme while their evening meal is being cooked. Photograph taken Colincamps, France, 1 April 1918 by Henry Armytage Sanders. Other - An original print from this negative is in album PA1-f-091 Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - H463 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.75 x 6.5 inches

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  • Date: 1 Apr 1918
  • Creator: Not specified

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