063885 Accession Number: 063885

Description

Yanco, NSW. 1944-01-31. Italian prisoners of war (POWs) from No. 15 POW Camp pulping tomatoes in order to recover the seed. The crushed tomato is then treated with weak hydrochloric acid to free the seed from the pulp. Seeds are then washed and dried.

Details

Accession Number

063885

Photographer

Lieutenant Geoffrey McInnes

Classification

Photograph

Object Type

Negative

Physical Description

Colour: Black & white

Date Made

31 January 1944

Whole/Part

Whole

Item Count

1

Copyright

Copyright expired - public domain

Conflicts

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