Diary and Ephemera, Leo Bestall
Maker
Bestall, Leonard Delabere
Production date
Oct 1916-Jul 1917
Object detail
Brief Description
Diary and Ephemera attributed to Leo Bestall dated October 1916 to July 1917. Leo Bestall begins the diary with his experiences on the Somme battlefield during World War I. Amongst the material is a telegram with two words written on it: Safe. Bestall. Within the diary are letters to his mother.
Ephemera includes examples such as a page on Don Harkness, letters to Badegg and his Dad and a Christmas card from 1 New Zealand Field Ambulance which has signatures written all over it.
Includes a divisional theatre programme dated 31 March 1917, postcards of war damage, a programme for the Australian divisional Pierrots dated 7 July 1917.
Includes photographs of people Leo Bestall knew and of himself.
Ephemera includes examples such as a page on Don Harkness, letters to Badegg and his Dad and a Christmas card from 1 New Zealand Field Ambulance which has signatures written all over it.
Includes a divisional theatre programme dated 31 March 1917, postcards of war damage, a programme for the Australian divisional Pierrots dated 7 July 1917.
Includes photographs of people Leo Bestall knew and of himself.
Collection
Production date
Oct 1916-Jul 1917
Production place
Production period
Production technique
Media/Materials description
File is black card; metal file attachment; paper; handwritten blue ink; photographs; printed text.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 308 x 247mm
Classification terms
Diary
Print, Photographic
Menu
Manuscript
Telegram
Letter Book
Documentary Artifact
Documentary Artifact
Documentary Artifact
Documentary Artifact
Documentary Artifact
Documentary Artifact
Communication Artifacts
Communication Artifacts
Communication Artifacts
Communication Artifacts
Communication Artifacts
Communication Artifacts
Print, Photographic
Menu
Manuscript
Telegram
Letter Book
Documentary Artifact
Documentary Artifact
Documentary Artifact
Documentary Artifact
Documentary Artifact
Documentary Artifact
Communication Artifacts
Communication Artifacts
Communication Artifacts
Communication Artifacts
Communication Artifacts
Communication Artifacts
Subject person
Subject period
Subject date
1916-1917
Credit line
from the Leo Bestall collection
Other number(s)
37569
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