030207/30 Accession Number: 030207/30

Description

Soputa, Papua. 21 December 1942. An Australian digger of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) carrying an Owen Mk 1 machine gun acts as escort for a party of native carriers passing along this road.

Details

Accession Number

030207/30

Photographer

Captain David Leslie Rintel

Classification

Photograph

Object Type

Negative

Physical Description

Colour: Black & white
Format: 35mm
Support: Nitrate

Date Made

21 December 1942

Place Made

Soputa

Whole/Part

Whole

Item Count

1

Copyright

Copyright expired - public domain

Conflicts

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