Assembly line Accession Number: ART21365

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Showing ships under constructions at Tulloch's shipbuilding yards, Parramatta River, Rhodes, N.S.W. Ships under construction are of steel and known as ocean going cargo ships for the American and Australia Army. They are the biggest of the small craft in use in army operations. They are fabricated in 7 separate sections and welded together on the assembly line.

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Accession Number
ART21365
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: crayon on paper
Measurement
Overall: 27.9 cm x 37.5 cm
Medium
crayon on paper
Date Made
1945
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired under official war art scheme 1945
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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