013727
Photograph 013727 Second World War, 1939-1945NEW GUINEA. JAPANESE BOMB AN AMERICAN FIELD HOSPITAL. PTE. M.J. ALLEN, OF SYRACUSE NEW YORK, HAD A LUCKY ESCAPE WHEN A BOMB FELL ONLY A FEW FEET AWAY. (NEGATIVE BY G. SILK).
014017 Accession Number: 014017
Description
PTE. SAL. CORONA OF CALIFORNIA USES A BOMB CRATER AS A SWIMMING POOL. THE CRATER IS ON THE MAIN STRIP AT BUNA AND, WHEN THE PHOTO WAS TAKEN, JAPANESE WERE ONLY 100 YARDS AWAY. (NEGATIVE BY G. SILK).
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Accession Number
014017
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Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
8 January 1943
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Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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