070014 Accession Number: 070014

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The Ramu Valley, New Guinea from the “Pimple”, Shaggy Ridge. In the foreground is one of the few trees left after the artillery pounding. This is an operational area of the 2/9th Infantry Battalion.

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Accession Number
070014
Photographer
Captain George Harvey Nicholson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
10 January 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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