VDC personnel on "Mars"
Art ART25141 Second World War, 1939-1945Members of the Volunteer Defence Corps towing in the target on the tug "Mars" at the end of a day's exercise shoot, Queenscliff, Victoria.
VDC personnel on "Mars" Accession Number: ART25140
Description
Members of the Volunteer Defence Corps towing in the target on the tug "Mars" at the end of a day's exercise shoot, Queenscliff, Victoria.
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Accession Number
ART25140
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Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pen and oil on cardboard
Measurement
sheet: 30.6 x 50.7 cm
Medium
pen and oil on cardboard
Date Made
1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired under the official war art scheme 1944
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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