MED0826 Accession Number: MED0826

Description

Western Desert, Egypt. 11 November 1942. A desolate street in Mersa Matruh. The town was bombed from the air and the sea all the time the Axis were using the port.

Details

Accession Number

MED0826

Classification

Photograph

Object Type

Print

Physical Description

Support: Paper (Fibre-based)

Place Made

Western Desert (Egypt)

Whole/Part

Whole

Item Count

1

Copyright

Copyright expired - public domain

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