016903 Accession Number: 016903

Description

New Guinea. Troops fill in loan application forms. At the desk is Mr F. Gaulton, war loan official, who is visiting forward areas. At one unit in New Guinea 1500 pounds was subscribed to the Victory Bonds in one day, another unit also topping the 1000 pounds mark the same day. The posters read, 'Invest your paybook credit or savings in Victory Bonds. Another nest-egg for your future! Ask the paymaster about it.'

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Accession Number
016903
Photographer
Gordon Herbert Short
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
13 April 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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