P02765.001 Accession Number: P02765.001

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Crowds of people, soldiers and civilians, celebrate in the street on VE Day (Victory Europe). Note the Army band members are lifted, together with their instruments, onto the shoulders of the crowd. An Australian soldier is also raised up in celebration.

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Accession Number
P02765.001
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
8 May 1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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