MEA0397 Accession Number: MEA0397

Description

Catania, Sicily, Italy. 1943. RAAF airmen stand in front of a pile of rubble looking at the damage caused to buildings caused by bomb blasts in the main square situated in the centre of the battered city. In the foreground is an unoccupied tram.

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Accession Number
MEA0397
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 120 (roll film)
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
1943
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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