Servicing General Grant tanks for dispatch to 1st Armoured Div. Accession Number: ART25314

Description

Scene at 1 Australian Ordnance Tank Depot. General Grant tanks are being serviced and equipped for despatch to 1 Australian Armoured Division.

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Accession Number
ART25314
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pencil, chalk and pastel on paper
Measurement
sheet: 42.2 x 57.4 cm
Medium
pencil, chalk and pastel on paper
Date Made
1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
acquired under official war art scheme 1942
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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