THU/67/1090/VN Accession Number: THU/67/1090/VN

Description

Vietnam. 1967-11. Private John Guy of Bowen, Qld, records the find of Viet Cong documents during Operation Santa Fe to 7th Battalion Headquarters. The documents were left behind in a buried earthenware jar in a jungle village north east of Phuoc Tuy Province.

Details

Accession Number
THU/67/1090/VN
Photographer
Kevin Denham Thurgar
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession THU/67/1090/VN

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