P02109.011 Accession Number: P02109.011

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Western Sahara (?). 1992-08. Group portrait of United Nations Military Observers (UNMOs) from MINURSO (United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara) with Polisario wives and local children. Included in the photograph are, left to right: front row: an unidentified Major from Egypt, Major Brett Carey from Australia and Captain Lim from China. This was taken while the UNMOs were on a patrol from Mijek, Western Sahara, to locate and secure a cluster bomb site. Note the bottle of water which the young girl in the back row is holding, which was given to her by the UNMOs.

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Accession Number
P02109.011
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Transparency
Physical Description
Support: Acetate
Support: Acetate
Format: 4x5"
Brand: Fujifilm
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright unknown - orphaned work

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