002615 Accession Number: 002615

Description

During the period 18 to 24 August 1940 a delegation of American journalists toured Australia as guests of the Australian Government to see various phases of war effort. Mr Essington Lewis, Director General of Munitions and Managing Director of BHP (facing camera, second from right) welcoming American journalists to the Company’s extensive works in Newcastle.

Details

Accession Number
002615
Photographer
Edward Lefevre (Ted) Cranstone
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 3x4"
Support: Acetate
Date Made
c August 1940
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government.
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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