P00562.017 Accession Number: P00562.017

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Magil, Basra, Mesopotamia. 1916-08-04. Wireless operators turned stable hands of the 1st Wireless Signal Squadron, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force, stop work to look at the camera while shovelling mounds of hay near a horse drawn cart. (Donor B. Simes)

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Accession Number
P00562.017
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Support: Nitrate
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Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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