030261/11 Accession Number: 030261/11

Description

Manila, Philippine Islands. 4 September 1945. Australian and American prisoners of war recovered from Japan line up in the Red Cross hut for coffee, tea or cool drinks. Note the YMCA sign above their heads reads, 'Think Clean, Talk Clean, Live Clean, Play the Game'.

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Accession Number
030261/11
Photographer
Major L G Massingham
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 35mm
Support: Nitrate
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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