018529 Accession Number: 018529

Description

Wewak Area, New Guinea. 24 May 1945. Corporal J. S. Mackarell of Sydney, NSW, exhibits a Japanese Lugar pistol which he souvenired after a raid on an enemy position.

Details

Accession Number
018529
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Acetate
Measurement
Overall: 3 1/4 in x 4 1/4 in
Image: 2 3/4 in x 3 1/2 in
Date Made
24 May 1945
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession 018529

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