017746 Accession Number: 017746

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PHILIPPINES. AFTER THE FIRST WAVE OF ALLIED TROOPS WENT ASHORE NORTH OF PALO ON LEYTE ISLAND, NO TIME WAS LOST IN LANDING HEAVY EQUIPMENT SO THAT THE TROOPS COULD PUSH INLAND.

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Accession Number
017746
Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
25 October 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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