P00561.048 Accession Number: P00561.048

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Adelaide, SA. 1942-07-04. Mud spattered gridiron football players hit the ground during a game held at the cricket oval to celebrate American Independence Day. The match was part of a carnival watched by some 25,000 people after a parade through the streets of the city.

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Accession Number
P00561.048
Photographer
Australian News And Information Bureau
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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