014074 Accession Number: 014074

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PANORAMA AT MERSA MATRUH. THE TOWN STRETCHES ALONG THE SHORES OF AN INCREDIBLY BLUE HARBOUR. THIS IS THE SCENE AS YOU TOP A RISE BEFORE DESCENDING TO THE TOWN ITSELF. WHEN THE EIGHTH ARMY ENTERED IT WAS MUCH AS THE BRITISH LEFT IT IN THEIR RETREAT. LITTLE EQUIPMENT WAS FOUND THERE, AND THE TOWN ITSELF IS JUST A COLLECTION OF ROOFLESS RUINS. (NEGATIVE BY F. HURLEY).

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Accession Number
014074
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
12 January 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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