029621 Accession Number: 029621

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MELBOURNE, VIC. 1943-03-14. A GOOD TIME WAS BEING HAD BY ALL WHEN THIS INFORMAL PICTURE WAS TAKEN AT THE GET TOGETHER FUNCTION HELD AT MELBOURNE CRICKET GROUND WHERE THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS ENTERTAINED AUSTRALIAN SERVICEMEN. ABUNDANCE OF GOOD FOOD AND DRINK, AND INCREASING COMRADESHIP, FORMS THE BASIS OF GREATER UNDERSTANDING AND COOPERATION BETWEEN MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN AND AUSTRALIAN FORCES.

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Accession Number
029621
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Measurement
Overall: 3 1/8 in x 4 3/8 in
Image: 2 15/16 in x 4 in
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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