Drawing, Foundry Drawing
Item
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Title
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Drawing, Foundry Drawing
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Subject
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German language
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Prisoners of war--Australia
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Internment camp inmates
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Germans
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Category
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4. World War II
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Author
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Schmidt, Herman Bernhard
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Keywords
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Tatura camp
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civilian internees
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German Australian
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Current holder
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Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
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Period of reference
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November 1, 1943 – November 30, 1943
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Item number
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C3653
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Country of origin
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Australia
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Language
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German
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Description from source
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Historical information
Herman Bernhard SCHMIDT was a foundry owner in Queensland. He was interned and sent to Gaythorne internment camp for 6 months and then sent to Tatura Camp 1 until 1946 when he was released.
Physical description
Coloured drawing on fawn paper of a foundry. Framed in a dark coloured wood and under glass. In German across the top is Technisches - Zeichnen (Technical Drawing) Orthographische Projektion (orthographic projection) Blatt 14 (sheet 14). Across the bottom is gezeichnet (drawn by) B Schmidt November 1943. Gepruft (checked).
Inscriptions & markings
label on back "Donated by the Gunther Schmidt Family Trust" (son of Herman Bernhard Schmidt - Tatura WW2) March 2023
Materials: glass, wood, paper
Measurements: Length: 48.8 centimetres, Depth: 1.2 centimetres, Height: 32.7 centimetres
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Physical format
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Drawing