020983 Accession Number: 020983

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A Polish soldier on duty in a machine gun post in a forward sector of Tobruk reads the daily news sheet issued from his Brigade Headquarters.

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Accession Number
020983
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original negative film pack nitrate
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Measurement
Overall: 4 5/16 in x 3 1/8 in
Image: 3 7/8 in x 3 in
Date Made
16 September 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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