017030 Accession Number: 017030

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Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea. General MacArthur surveying the wreckage of Japanese installations and equipment during the Allied attack on Hollandia.

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Accession Number
017030
Photographer
Gordon Herbert Short
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
28 April 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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