042927 Accession Number: 042927

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RANGOON, BURMA, 1945-08. AN AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN FROM AN RAF AIRCRAFT SHOWS ALLIED PRISONERS OF WAR RELEASED FROM RANGOON GAOL WHERE THE JAPANESE HOLD THEM.

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Accession Number
042927
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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