002626 Accession Number: 002626

Description

Willing hands help survivors from the Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni aboard a destroyer following the battle off Cape Spada.

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Accession Number
002626
Photographer
Unknown British Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 3x4"
Support: Acetate
Date Made
19 July 1940
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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