014585 Accession Number: 014585

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NEW GUINEA. PAUL MEA, A PAPUAN SCHOOLBOY WITH HIS COMMONWEALTH MEDAL. PAUL RESCUED TWO AMERICAN SOLDIERS FROM A FLOODED RIVER IN NEW GUINEA. (NEGATIVE BY N. BROWN).

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Accession Number
014585
Photographer
Captain Norman Brown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 3x4"
Date Made
5 April 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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