020497 Accession Number: 020497

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Under the shelter provided by this rock formation in the side of a wadi, these two members of the 2/23rd Infantry Battalion are writing letters home.

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Accession Number
020497
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Measurement
Overall: 3 1/8 in x 4 5/16 in
Image: 3 in x 4 in
Date Made
1 September 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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