Collection: album

description

Object description

Various Royal Engineers group photos, from before and after the First World War (1908-1934). Postcards of RE marching through towns in Hampshire and Surrey, and annual dinners held in the 1930s. Some group photos carry names.

Physical description

Album with dark green cardboard covers screwed in place, with paper leaves. Most black and white prints inside are captioned.

Object details

Category

Photographs

Creator

Unknown (Photographer)

Dimensions

Album: Quantity 1

Prints: Quantity 36

Catalogue number

PC 766

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