026830
Photograph 026830 Second World War, 1939-1945PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. A JAPANESE OBSERVATION POST IN A TREE WITH BUSH LADDER APPROACH. AN AUSTRALIAN SOLDIER IS SEEN CLIMBING THE LADDER.
016854 Accession Number: 016854
Description
New Guinea. A soldier climbs up a ladder to an observation post built on the top of a tree 103 feet high. It is the highest point in the whole of the swamplands area.
Details
Accession Number
016854
Photographer
Acting Corporal Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim) Fitzpatrick MBE
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
11 April 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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