051903 Accession Number: 051903

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MELBOURNE, VIC. 1943-05-19. THIS LITTLE LAD IS INTRIGUED WITH A BATTLESHIP IN THE HANDICRAFTS SHOP OF THE AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY. THESE TOYS ARE CHIEFLY MADE BY FORMER SOLDIERS OF THE 1914-1918 WAR, THOUGH INVALID MEN OF THE PRESENT WAR ARE NOW BRINGING IN THEIR WORK. THE SHOP IS THE SELLING AGENCY FOR THE TOYS AND OTHER HANDICRAFTS, THE MAKER RECEIVING HIS PRICE LESS A SMALL PERCENTAGE WHICH GOES TO RED CROSS FUNDS.

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051903
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
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Colour: Black & white
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Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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