P02480.009 Accession Number: P02480.009

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Kilo 89 camp, Gaza, Palestine. 1942. Meg Patterson, a member of the Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) serving in the Middle East, relaxes on a camp bed inside her tent. A mosquito net hangs from the roof of the tent, a storm lantern lies beside the bed and photographs and other personal possessions decorate the small space around it. (Donor A. Penman)

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Accession Number
P02480.009
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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