IDNO

N.131645.HNL

Description

"An unexploded shell in a shellcrater. Hill 60." [Hornell's annotation]

Place

W Europe; Belgium; Flanders; Ypres; Hill 60

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

Hornell, James

Collector / Expedition

Hornell, James

Date

1920

Collection Name

Hornell Collection

Source

Hornell, Charlotte (Mrs)

Format

Film Negative Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

P.131628.HNL - N.131666.HNL were found unaccessioned in Drawer C.41.24 of the Photo Store, in a cardboard box, now numbered C639/.

P.131628.HNL - N.131655.HNL - was found in a Colonial Photographic Co. envelope, now numbered C693/1.

Place: Hill 60 is a World War I battlefield memorial site and park in the Zwarteleen area of Zillebeke south of Ypres, Belgium. It is located about 4.6 kilometres (2.9 mi) from the centre of Ypres and directly on the railway line to Comines. Before World War I the hill was known locally as Côte des Amants (French for "Lover's Knoll"). The exact number of casualities is unknown and placed between 200,000 and 400,000 individuals for both sides. [Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_60_(Ypres), and http://www.greatwar.co.uk/ypres-salient/battles-ypres-salient.htm JD 07/01/2017]