070633 Accession Number: 070633

Description

The Telegraph Room in the New Guinea Force Signals Office, Port Moresby, showing the Wheatstone and Teletype equipment. The office is manned by personnel of the 18th Lines of Communication Signals. The two members closest the camera are: VX79274 Signalman James Charles Drummond (1) and WX15314 Sergeant Stanley Bruce Best (2).

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Accession Number
070633
Photographer
Lieutenant Norman Bradford Stuckey
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
26 February 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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