Bofors on the railway dump Accession Number: ART25763

Description

View from the Railway yards of Bofor Anti-aircraft gun L1, Melborne.

Details

Accession Number
ART25763
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pencil on paper
Measurement
Overall: 30.5 cm x 53.3 cm
Medium
pencil 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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