017035 Accession Number: 017035

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Dutch New Guinea. Smoke from air bombardment rises from approach to Cyclops Ranges at Tanahmerah Bay as Japanese held Hollandia falls to American troops. Taken from a ship looking towards land.

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Accession Number
017035
Photographer
Captain Norman Brown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1 May 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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