017237 Accession Number: 017237

Description

New Guinea. Lending a hand to propel the lakatoi (native canoe), is Private K. V. O'Hanlon of Proserpine, Qld, who is riding on the outrigger, on waters in the north of Alexishafen.

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Accession Number
017237
Photographer
Captain Norman Brown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
6 June 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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