127961 Accession Number: 127961

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SALAMAUA AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-08. MEMBERS OF NEW GUINEA VOLUNTEER RIFLES, BEARDED AND CAMOUFLAGED, MAN A SECRET OBSERVATION POST ABOVE NUK NUK. LEFT TO RIGHT: NG2423 RIFLEMAN G. R. ARCHER; NG2192 RIFLEMAN J. CAVANAUGH; NG2191 SERGEANT J. B. MCADAM. (FILM STILL).

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Accession Number
127961
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c August 1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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