E04550 Accession Number: E04550

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Messines Sector, Belgium. 17 February 1918. Australians engaged in constructing a reinforced concrete observation post under a camouflage screen near Broken Tree House.

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Accession Number
E04550
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass transparency (positive)
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
17 February 1918
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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