006547 Accession Number: 006547

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LIBYA. THIS GRAND AND SPECTACULAR AREA WAS THE LIBYAN NATIONAL PARK THROUGH WHICH RAN A MAGNIFICENT HIGHWAY. THE RETREATING ITALIANS DESTROYED ALL OF THE BRIDGES ON THIS ROAD. AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS AT THE FOOT OF THIS BRIDGE IN THE WADY CUF HAVE COMMENCED REBUILDING AND MAKING DEVIATIONS. (PHOTOGRAPHER FRANK HURLEY)

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Accession Number
006547
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original acetate
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
4 March 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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