004065 Accession Number: 004065

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JERUSALEM - A GROUP OF DIGGERS AND N.Z. TROOPS TAKE A SPELL DURING THEIR SIGHT-SEEING AT ONE OF THE SEVERAL COLONADED APPROACHES TO THE DOME OF THE ROCK. BATCHES OF MEN FROM THE DESERT CAMPS ARE BROUGHT DOWN AT REGULAR INTERVALS FOR A BREAK FROM THE TRYING CONDITIONS OF THE WESTERN DESERT. (NEGATIVE BY F. HURLEY).

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Accession Number
004065
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
14 November 1940
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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