Description
EMIRAU ISLAND. 1940-12. PASSENGERS AND CREW, AMONG THE 496 SURVIVORS WHO HAD BEEN CAST AWAY ON EMIRAU ISLAND IN THE BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO AFTER THEIR MERCHANT SHIPS HAD BEEN SUNK BY GERMAN RAIDERS KOMET AND ORION IN THE PACIFIC. THEY ARE EATING A MEAL OF IRON RATIONS AND COCONUTS. ON THE LEFT ARE TWO OF THE WOMEN, ONE WITH A BANDAGE ON HER ARM. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION).
Details
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Format: 4x6"
Support: Paper (Resin-coated)
Date Made
c December 1940
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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