057148 Accession Number: 057148

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SOGERI VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-09-24. FRONT VIEW OF THE PILLBOX (NOT CAMOUFLAGED) WHICH WAS CONSTRUCTED TO TEST THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROJECTOR INFANTRY TANK ATTACK MARK 1.

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Accession Number
057148
Photographer
Lieutenant Robert John Buchanan
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
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Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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