016178 Accession Number: 016178

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New Guinea. At an aerodrome film star Gary Cooper teaches an Australian soldier the finer points of doughnut eating.

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Accession Number
016178
Photographer
Gordon Herbert Short
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c November 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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