015973 Accession Number: 015973

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NEW GUINEA. RAMU VALLEY. TROOPS ADVANCE THROUGH THE KUNAI GRASS. THIS IS TYPICAL OF THE COUNTRY FROM LAE TO MADANG EXCEPT FOR THE FINISTERRE RANGES. (NEGATIVE BY G. SHORT).

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Accession Number
015973
Photographer
Gordon Herbert Short
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
15 October 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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