P00562.190 Accession Number: P00562.190

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Samarra (Samarrah), Mesopotamia. c. 1917. Group portrait of members of `A' Station, 1st Wireless Signal Squadron, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force, at the time they were supporting the 7th British Infantry Division with mobile communication facilities. Note the radio mast in the background. (Donor E. Keast Burke)

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Accession Number
P00562.190
Photographer
R Stanger
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Support: Nitrate
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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