Battalion intelligence officers searching Japanese dead Accession Number: ART22514

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Australian intelligence officers searching the bodies of dead Japanese soldiers, Wau, Salamaua, New Guinea.

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Accession Number
ART22514
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pen and ink , brush and wash, pencil on paper mounted on card
Measurement
Overall
Medium
pen and ink , brush and wash, pencil on paper mounted on card
Date Made
July 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
acquired under official war art scheme 1943
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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