020067 Accession Number: 020067

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These patients in their pyjamas were able to walk from the hospital train to the ferry which carried them out to the waiting Hospital Ship “Oranje” at Port Tewfik, Suez.

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Accession Number
020067
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Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c August 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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