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Samuel James Baker [B 74933] • Photograph

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Summary

Half-plate glass negative of Private Samuel James Baker wearing World War One military uniform including a slouch hat, and standing in front of a background of a woodland path. Written on original paper envelope: 'S.J. Baker. 65 Solomontown Pt Pirie. Quarter 12-6 1 Doz Cab & Bron. 1 Doz P.C. Deposit 7-6 Thurs. R.O. 6 Post Cards. Re Order Post with 4 Cabs, 2 hof'.

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Physical description

1 photograph : glass, negative, black and white ; 16.5 x 12 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1915

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Baker, Samuel James, 1889-1976
Military uniforms.
Soldiers -- South Australia.
World War, 1914-1918 -- South Australia.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, Australian.

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General notes

One of a collection of glass plate negatives of South Australian soldiers, likely produced in metropolitan Adelaide from late 1914 to 1916. The majority of the images are single portraits and demonstrate a wide variety of uniforms, accoutrements and weapons, including swords and rifles with and without fixed bayonets, and various backdrops including outdoors, against buildings, and studio shots with a rural idyll woodland background.Included are portraits of men in twos or groups of three or more, some with wives and sometimes children and parents. Some portraits feature warhorses, senior offices, a quartermaster, and the crew of a West Spring Gun. The original paper envelopes of a number of the glass plates have survived, providing the name of the soldier along with details of the types and quantities of prints ordered. One of the envelopes gives details of the maker, Edwards and Errington of 52 Flinders Street, Adelaide. See B 74889-B 75011, B 75104.

Historical information

Number 268 Private Samuel James Baker, son of John and Rebecca Baker from Solomontown, Port Pirie in South Australia, enlisted with the AIF on 25 January 1915, aged 24, and served with the 27th Battalion, B company, embarking from Adelaide on board HMAT A2 'Geelong' on 31 May 1915', serving in Egypt, Gallipoli, and the Western Front. He returned to Australia on 13 February 1917.

Digitisation information

Date

26/07/2016

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

9,595 x 13,152 pixels (126.2 MP)

Size

126.22 MB

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