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Title
Looking into the depths of the tremendous crater of our mine fired at La Roiselle on the Somme
Object Name
Stereoscope Photograph
Maker
Realistic Travels Publishers (Primary maker)
Date Made
c.1914-1918
Place Made
England: London
London
Description
Stereoscope Photograph showing a view of huge crater. ‘Looking into the depths of the tremendous crater of our mine fired at La Boiselle on the Somme’ The ‘Lochnagar’ crater at La Boiselle is a huge reminder of the mine war, involving underground tunnelling, and the planting of high explosives by both sides. Some of the dead miners have had their bodies recovered in recent years.
Materials
paper
Place Collected

Catalogue Number
BELUM.W2012.65
Copyright
National Museums NI

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