134387 Accession Number: 134387

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Port side view amidships of the German ship Weissenfels as smoke billows from her after she was set on fire during Operation Countenance. (Donor W. L. G. Adams).

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Accession Number
134387
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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