015558 Accession Number: 015558

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NEW GUINEA. MOUNT TAMBU FIGHTING. ALLIED HEADQUARTERS FOR THE BATTLE FOR MOUNT TAMBU, WHICH WAS ONLY 75 YARDS FROM THE JAPANESE AND CONTINUALLY UNDER FIRE FROM MORTARS AND SNIPERS. (NEGATIVE BY G. SHORT).

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Accession Number
015558
Photographer
Gordon Herbert Short
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
14 August 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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