MEC1858 Accession Number: MEC1858

Description

Gibraltar. 31 January 1945. Sergeant Geoff Mathews of Melbourne, Vic, a member of No. 458 (Wellington) Squadron RAAF, chats to a cab driver (horse and cart) in the main street and finds that he can get from Gibraltar to Spain for six shillings.

Details

Accession Number
MEC1858
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 35mm
Support: Nitrate
Brand: Kodak
Date Made
31 January 1945
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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