016783 Accession Number: 016783

Description

Upper Ramu Valley, New Guinea. Up the final stages of a 200 feet sheer cliff in the tough Finisterre Ranges are Lieutenant F. Watt of Preston, Vic, and Private J. Summers of East Kew, Vic, using a rope to climb up the steep slope.

Details

Accession Number
016783
Photographer
Gordon Herbert Short
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1 April 1944
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession 016783

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