P03332.015 Accession Number: P03332.015

Description

Chemistry personnel wearing cholorine impregnated protective clothing loading Porton bubblers into a United States 3/4 ton Dodge T214 truck. Porton bubblers were used for measuring the concentration of mustard gas levels during spray trials done by the Australian Chemical Warfare Research and Experimental Section, later known as the 1st Field Trials Company.

Details

Accession Number
P03332.015
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
December 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor S Stoltz
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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