021287 Accession Number: 021287

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Damaged by shellfire from Vichy French troops, the Damour bridge was made impassable. Syrian labourers are shown here cleaning up the debris.

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Accession Number
021287
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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