017248 Accession Number: 017248

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New Guinea. Ship's time on this Allied barge carrying supplies to Australian troops north of Alexishafen is kept by a wristwatch strapped through the nose of a native mask. Shown, Sergeant G. W. King of Ohio and Corporal R. M. Riley of Minnesota.

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Accession Number
017248
Photographer
Captain Norman Brown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
8 June 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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