002653 Accession Number: 002653

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The Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni taken in the Suez Canal before Italy entered the war.

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Accession Number
002653
Photographer
Unknown British Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original quarter-plate negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c July 1940
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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