050085 Accession Number: 050085

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DOG RIVER GORGE, LEBANON. 1942-12-20. GENERAL SIR HAROLD ALEXANDER, KCB, CSI, DSO, MC, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, MIDDLE EAST FORCES, MEETING LOCAL DIGNITARIES AFTER OPENING THE BEIRUT - TRIPOLI RAILWAY LINE WHEN HE DROVE THE LAST SPIKE. THE LINE HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED BY THE AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE GROUP AND COMPLETES THE RAIL LINK BETWEEN LONDON AND CAIRO.

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Accession Number
050085
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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