030209/28 Accession Number: 030209/28

Description

Soputa, Papua. December 1942. An Australian infantryman in the forward area between Soputa and Buna is suspicious of something hidden in the dense jungle and is trying to uncover it using a large stick.

Details

Accession Number

030209/28

Photographer

Captain David Leslie Rintel

Classification

Photograph

Object Type

Negative

Physical Description

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

Whole/Part

Whole

Item Count

1

Copyright

Copyright expired - public domain

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