015514 Accession Number: 015514

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NEW GUINEA. MOUNT TAMBU FIGHTING. 1ST. CLASS PTE. ARNOLD DRAKE, OF SUMMERVILLE, NEW JERSEY, AND PTE. ERIC HOROBIN, OF COLEDALE, N.S.W., FIRING AN AMERICAN HEAVY MACHINE GUN AT JAPANESE POSITIONS 60 YARDS AWAY IN THE JUNGLE. AT THE BACK ARE LOADED BELTS FOR MACHINE GUNS. (NEGATIVE BY G. SHORT).

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Accession Number
015514
Photographer
Gordon Herbert Short
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
11 August 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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