014586 Accession Number: 014586

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NEW GUINEA. SAILING THEIR OWN LUGGERS AND LAKOTOIS THESE PAPUAN MEN CATCH FISH TO VARY THE DIET OF ALLIED TROOPS AND THOSE IN HOSPITAL. THEY DIVE IN AND SWIM WITH HAND NETS TO CATCH FISH. THEY ARE EXTREMELY DEXTEROUS. (NEGATIVE BY N. BROWN).

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Accession Number
014586
Photographer
Captain Norman Brown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
5 April 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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