P00562.069 Accession Number: P00562.069

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Baghdad, Mesopotamia. c. 1917-04. Three operators with 1st Wireless Signal Squadron on duty in the interception room in Squadron Headquarters. This was in a billet in New Street opposite the General Headquarters of the Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force. (Donor B. Simes)

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Accession Number
P00562.069
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Support: Nitrate
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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