P00553.002 Accession Number: P00553.002

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PORTRAIT OF MISS MARGARET IRENE LANG, FOUNDER OF THE RAAF NURSING SERVICE. IN UNIFORM, C.1945. THE SERVICE WAS FORMED IN JULY 1940 AND MISS LANG WAS MATRON-IN-CHIEF UNTIL 1946. (DONOR: M. KINKAID)

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Accession Number
P00553.002
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
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Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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