090369 Accession Number: 090369

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BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-04-06. 25 INFANTRY BATTALION TROOPS SEARCHING THROUGH CAPTURED JAPANESE EQUIPMENT FOR DOCUMENTS, AND GATHERING UNUSED AMMUNITION IN CHAFF BAGS, AFTER THE ACTION ON SLATER'S KNOLL.

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Accession Number
090369
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
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Colour: Black & white
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Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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