015569 Accession Number: 015569

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NEW GUINEA. MOUNT TAMBU. LIVING QUARTERS MADE OF GROUND SHEETS SUSPENDED ON PIECES OF TIMBER AT AN AMERICAN ARTILLERY BATTERY IN THE HEART OF THE JUNGLE. WRITING HOME UNDER DIFFICULTIES IS 1ST CLASS PTE JAMES N. BRICE, OF PORTLAND, OREGON. OTHERS IN THE PHOTO ARE: PTE. FRED RODRIQUIS, OF FALLS RIVER, MASS., 1ST CLASS PTE STANLEY NOLAND, OF GERALDINE , MONTANA, AND 1ST CLASS PTE JOHN T. PARSONS, OF PORTLAND, OREGON. (NEGATIVE BY G. SHORT).

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Accession Number
015569
Photographer
Gordon Herbert Short
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
16 August 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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