013534 Accession Number: 013534

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AIRCRAFTWOMAN JEAN SCHEMMELL FROM SOUTH AUSTRALIA IS A SICK QUARTER ATTENDANT AT AN AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE STATION WHERE, LIKE THE REST OF THE GROWING ARMY OF MEMBERS OF THE W.A.A.A.F. SHE IS TAKING OVER THE WORK THAT HAS HITHER TO BEEN DONE BY MEN. THE PATIENT IS JOHN HARRISON OF PARIS, TEXAS, A RADIO MECHANIC IN THE U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE AT PRESENT ATTENDING A SIGNALS SCHOOL AT AN AUSTRALIAN STATION. (NEGATIVE BY CRANSTONE).

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Accession Number
013534
Photographer
Edward Lefevre (Ted) Cranstone
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
12 November 1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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