017272 Accession Number: 017272

Description

Biak Island, Dutch New Guinea. Department of Information cameraman Roy Driver using his camera mounted on a rifle butt during the Allied landing on Biak Island. Driver secured an excellent newsreel cover of the Allied occupation of this Japanese stronghold.

Details

Accession Number
017272
Photographer
Acting Corporal Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim) Fitzpatrick MBE
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
9 June 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession 017272

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