017606 Accession Number: 017606

Description

Owing to a reef preventing the Allied landing craft pulling closer into the beach at Morotai Island in the Moluccas, large quantities of heavy equipment had to be towed ashore by a wire cable attached to tractors.

Details

Accession Number
017606
Photographer
Jack Band
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
22 September 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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