P00562.191 Accession Number: P00562.191

Description

Mesopotamia. c. 1917. A member of the 1st Wireless Signal Squadron, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force, operates a mobile wireless set at ground level in the field while watched by two other soldiers. Note the generator and radio mast beside the unit. (Donor E. Keast Burke)

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Accession Number
P00562.191
Photographer
A B Skerritt
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Support: Nitrate
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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