004409 Accession Number: 004409

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WESTERN DESERT - MAN'S HUMANITY TO MAN. CAPT. G.F. ADYE CURRAN OF THE INDIAN MEDICAL SERVICE ATTENDS TO A VERY SICK LOOKING LIBYAN PRISONER. THE M.O. HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR 3 DAYS & NIGHTS WITHOUT REST IN SPITE OF HAVING HAD 3 CARS GUNNED FROM UNDER HIM BY ITALIAN AIRCRAFT. (PHOTOGRAPHED BY F. HURLEY).

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Accession Number
004409
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Support: Nitrate
Format: 4x5"
Date Made
11 December 1940
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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