018839 Accession Number: 018839

Description

Balikpapan, Borneo. 1945-07. American Seabees building a pontoon to accelerate the unloading of supplies from ships unable to reach the beach. Landing craft 1304 is in the background.

Details

Accession Number

018839

Classification

Photograph

Object Type

Negative

Physical Description

Colour: Black & white

Date Made

July 1945

Whole/Part

Whole

Item Count

1

Copyright

Copyright expired - public domain

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