020221 Accession Number: 020221

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Looking across Tobruk Harbour towards the town. One of the stranded wrecks near the shore is the Italian liner “LIGURIA”.

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Accession Number
020221
Photographer
Major Frederick James Howard
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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