P12337.002 Accession Number: P12337.002

Description

'3. Finished Scrolls of paper ready for immersion in the acid where they are converted to gunpaper'. Collection relating to Robert Craig who lead the design and construction of the No. 4 Explosive Factory, Ballarat.

Details

Accession Number
P12337.002
Photographer
Ministry of Munitions of War
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Date Made
c 1941 - 1946
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor R Craig
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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