Bofors instruction Accession Number: ART25800

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Members of the Volunteer Defence Corps receiving instructions of a Bofors Anti-Aircraft gun, Tasmania.

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Accession Number
ART25800
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pen and coloured wash on paper
Measurement
sheet: 23.5 x 29.8 cm
Medium
pen and coloured wash on paper
Date Made
1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired under official war art scheme 1943-46
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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