P12337.004 Accession Number: P12337.004

Description

'6. Another view of the nitrating house showing the dippers in the distance. These men are actually immersing the gunpaper in the acid'. Collection relating to Robert Craig who lead the design and construction of the No. 4 Explosive Factory, Ballarat.

Details

Accession Number
P12337.004
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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