005048 Accession Number: 005048

Description

MUNITIONS. MARIBYRNONG. HERE YOU SEE TRINITROTOLUENE (T.N.T., THE HIGH EXPLOSIVE MOST WIDELY USED INSIDE BOMBS AND SHELLS) BEING BAGGED. (NEGATIVE BY CRANSTONE).

Details

Accession Number

005048

Photographer

Edward Lefevre (Ted) Cranstone

Classification

Photograph

Object Type

Negative

Physical Description

Colour: Black & white

Date Made

c January 1941

Place Made

Maribyrnong

Whole/Part

Whole

Item Count

1

Copyright

Copyright expired - public domain

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