Marine section, Point Cook Accession Number: ART21823

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Marine Section of Point Cook Air Station in morning light. This section is used for air-sea rescue work.

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Accession Number
ART21823
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: watercolour heightened with white on paper
Measurement
Overall: 33.4 cm x 50.4 cm
Medium
watercolour heightened with white 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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