096875 Accession Number: 096875

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PRAED POINT, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-15. LT A.T. SCOTT, 37/52 INFANTRY BATTALION, INSPECTING ONE OF THE 6-INCH GUNS IN PRAED POINT FORTRESS AREA. THE UNIT IS OCCUPYING THE AREA FOLLOWING THE JAPANESE SURRENDER.

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Accession Number
096875
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Measurement
Overall: 8 cm x 11 cm
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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