125245 Accession Number: 125245

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OSSU, PORTUGUESE TIMOR. 1946-01-07. THE ENTRANCE ARCH IN THE WALL OF THE OLD POSTO (FORT). THE PORTUGUESE CHEFE DO POSTO (FORT COMMANDER) HAD MOVED HERE TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE AUSTRALIANS WHEN SPARROW FORCE OCCUPIED THE TOWN IN 1942. (PHOTOGRAPHER SGT K. B. DAVIS)

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Accession Number
125245
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Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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