P02186.003 Accession Number: P02186.003

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Cairns, QLD. 1942. Captain Robert Emerson Curtis, a Camouflage Officer attached to the RAAF, sketching an aerial scene from the observation blister of an RAAF Catalina aircraft. In 1945 Captain Curtis was appointed an Australian Official War Artist. (R. E. Curtis)

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Accession Number
P02186.003
Photographer
Max Dupain
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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