016162 Accession Number: 016162

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FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. A BULLDOZER BUILDS UP A CROSSING IN THE QUOJA RIVER ON THE MAIN TRACK TO THE FORWARD AREAS FROM FINSCHHAFEN. THE CROSSING HAD BEEN WASHED AWAY BY HEAVY FLOOD WATERS THE PREVIOUS NIGHT. A JEEP AND TROOPS WAIT ON THE BOGGY TRACK.

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Accession Number
016162
Photographer
Captain Norman Brown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
19 November 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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