COLLECTION NAME:
Photography Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL17110493
Reference Number:
VPH.5.93
Image Title:
A.S.C. Motor Cycle Driver
Parent Work Title:
Album of women's work in wartime
Creator:
Reavil, Mr Arthur
Creator Role:
Photographer
Date Created:
1914-1919
Description:
Woman dressed in uniform, cap and goggles sits astride a motorbike. the motorbike registration is LH1167. In the side car sits a man dressed in uniform with a military cap on. The A.S.C. (Army Service Corps.) supplied food, eqipment, ammunition, horses and vehicles to the military. In 1918 it had become the Royal Army Service Corps, laterly known as the Royal Logistics Corps.
Keyword:
World War; First World War; Homefront.
Subject:
World War, 1914-1918
Subject:
Photography--History--20th century
Subject:
World War, 1914-1918--Photographs
Category of Material:
Photography
Sub-Category:
Analogue photography
Technique Used:
Gelatin silver prints
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
England
Time Period Covered:
20th Century CE
Places Covered:
England
Item Height:
97 mm
Item Width:
73 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Mr & Mrs Burleigh, former owners
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2017-11
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
