057115 Accession Number: 057115

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SOGERI VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-09-19. TEST OF THE PROJECTOR INFANTRY TANK ATTACK MARK 1 AT A RANGE OF 75 YARDS. NOTE BOMB EXPLODING ON STRIKING PILLBOX.

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Accession Number
057115
Photographer
Captain George Harvey Nicholson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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