les chandler playing in snow, les chandler_a00020.tif

Historical information

A self-portrait, hand-coloured, of 9886 Private Les Chandler in France in 1916. For many Australians the arrival of snow was initially a great novelty. The appeal quickly wore off. The European winter of 1916. The coldest in decades caused further misery for front line troops.

Physical description

hand coloured photo

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