MED0139 Accession Number: MED0139

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Western Desert, North Africa. 27 November 1941. A well-known turning point in the Western Desert, Piccadilly MR.610339, is known as Piccadilly Circus. To all who know and love the famous London rendezvous, the somewhat futuristic Eros, constructed by an industrious humorist from old petrol tins, will be appreciated.

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Accession Number
MED0139
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Support: Acetate
Format: 3x4"
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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