017641 Accession Number: 017641

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South-West Pacific Area. Men from the shell room of HMAS Shropshire where the temperature is always well over 100 degrees F., come up for fresh air.

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Accession Number
017641
Photographer
Gordon Herbert Short
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
27 September 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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