015575 Accession Number: 015575

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NEW GUINEA. MOUNT TAMBU. SGT. WILLIAM ROOF, OF MARYVILLE, CALIFORNIA, AND SGT. WIN. BEATTY, OF PORTLAND, OREGON, PREPARING THEIR MEAL AT A CAMP THEY MADE ON MOUNT TAMBU BY STRAPPING THEIR GROUND SHEETS OVER A TIMBER FRAMEWORK. THEY ARE MEMBERS OF AN AMERICAN ARTILLERY BATTERY. (NEGATIVE BY G. SHORT).

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Accession Number
015575
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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