027504 Accession Number: 027504

Description

A group of unidentified officers smoking and reading magazines are relaxing in the lounge of the officers mess at the Army Armoured Fighting Vehicle (AFV) School. Note the cased model of the Mk IV or V tank on the table (right). In the background the United States and British flags are hanging from the wall above a 37mm or 2 Pounder shell which has been mounted onto a wooden plinth.

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Accession Number
027504
Photographer
Military History Section
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
November 1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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