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16 photographs extracted from WO 153/850 part 4 showing Belgian and French railways...
Catalogue reference: CN 4/1
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This record is about the 16 photographs extracted from WO 153/850 part 4 showing Belgian and French railways... dating from 1918 in the series Photographs Extracted from WO series. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CN 4/1
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1918
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Description (What the record is about)
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16 photographs extracted from WO 153/850 part 4 showing Belgian and French railways at (1) Arlon, (2) Auvelais, (3) Walcourt, (4) Binche, (5) Bornhem, (6) Chatelineau, (7) Esneux, (8) Gerpinnes, (9)-(10) Gouvy, (11) Hal, (12)-(13) Libramont, (14) Mariembourg, (15) Maubeuge and (16) Mezieres.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 16 photograph(s)
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Restrictions on use (Information on restrictions to the use or reproduction of the material)
- Photographs may remain in copyright
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 8x11cm to 1 1x14cm
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Railways
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C360855/
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Series information
CN 4
Photographs Extracted from WO series
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