006312 Accession Number: 006312

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THIS SQUARE IN BENGHAZI, WAS THE PRIDE OF THE ITALIAN COLONISTS. FACING THE SQUARE IS THE MAGNIFICENT PALACE BUILT FOR MARSHAL GRAZIANI, FORMER ITALIAN COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF IN LIBYA, ACCORDING TO ROME MESSAGES, HAS TENDERED HIS RESIGNATION. (NEGATIVE BY F. HURLEY).

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Accession Number
006312
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c March 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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