MEA0900
Photograph MEA0900 Second World War, 1939-1945Sorrento, Italy. 1943. Civilians walk along a street in the main area of Sorrento a small town in the Bay of Naples.
MEA0899 Accession Number: MEA0899
Description
Sorrento, Italy. 1943. Children playing in the street watch two members of No. 3 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF, walk past in the small town of Sorrento in the Bay of Naples. Almost opposite the Isle of Caprice and close to Pompei and Mt Vesuvius. The Hotel Cocumella in Sorrento was a leave resort for pilots.
Details
Accession Number
MEA0899
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
1943
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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