P01830.009 Accession Number: P01830.009

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Palestine, 1941. Australian soldiers at the entrance to a shop called "Hefzi-Bah", one of a local chain of stores. The two soldiers in the centre are rolling their own cigarettes. The sign over the shop entrance proclaims the "Hefzi-Bar" chain as: "The largest department stores in Palestine on the line of Woolworth's." (Original print held in AWM Archive Store) (Donor D. Rintel)

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Accession Number
P01830.009
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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