P00784.027 Accession Number: P00784.027

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Probably Vic. c.1944. Members of the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF) in the recreation hut of an RAAF Station. The women are seated around an open fire reading books, knitting and listening to a gramophone. (This image appears on page 51 of the album presented to Dr Edith Summerskill housed in AWM Archive Store)

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Accession Number
P00784.027
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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