008786
Photograph 008786 Second World War, 1939-1945SYRIA. MEN OF THE ROYAL ENGINEERS A.T. COY. BUILDING A 24-TON BRIDGE ACROSS THE LATANI RIVER. THE ORIGINAL BRIDGE AT THIS POINT WAS WRECKED BY THE RETREATING FRENCH. (NEGATIVE BY F. HURLEY).
008254 Accession Number: 008254
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SYRIA. AUSTRALIAN AMBULANCE CROSSING A BRIDGE CONSTRUCTED ACROSS THE LATANI RIVER BY AN ENGINEERS UNIT TO REPLACE THE STRUCTURE BLOWN UP BY THE RETREATING FRENCH FORCES. (NEGATIVE BY F. HURLEY).
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008254
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Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
3 June 1941
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Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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