Servicing a jeep Accession Number: ART25308

Description

Depicts a jeep in profile with a man working underneath it. In front of the vehicle is a small cylinder-shaped barrel.

One of a small fleet of American jeeps kept at Land Headquarters Signals, Albert Park, Melbourne. These jeeps were mainly used for carrying despatches. This one is shown being overhauled.

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Accession Number
ART25308
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pencil on paper
Measurement
sheet: 37.8 x 55.2 cm
Medium
pencil 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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