Description
Some of the passengers and crew among the 496 survivors who had been cast away on Emirau Island in the Bismarck Archipelago after their merchant ships were sunk by German Raiders Komet and Orion in the pacific. They are standing outside their palm leaf shelter.
(Naval Historical Collection).
Details
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Physical Description
Format: 4x6"
Support: Paper (Resin-coated)
Date Made
c December 1940
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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