P02399.008 Accession Number: P02399.008

Description

Egypt. c. 1941. Tom Slaven and Bobbie Wright of `C' Section, 9th Division Supply Column, Australian Army Service Corps (AASC), sit on portable toilets (`thunder boxes') in the desert. Note how they are reading torn newspapers which were probably subsequently used in the toilet.

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Accession Number
P02399.008
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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