017447 Accession Number: 017447

Description

New Guinea. Heavy sandbag emplacement before a Bofors ack ack (anti-aircraft) position on the beach to the east of Sansapor with a wrecked Japanese barge in the middle ground.

Details

Accession Number
017447
Photographer
Jack Band
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
14 August 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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