070012 Accession Number: 070012

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The shattered remains of what was the thickly timbered side of the “Pimple”. Shaggy Ridge, New Guinea. In the foreground is a dugout and men of “A” Company, 2/9th Infantry Battalion.

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Accession Number
070012
Photographer
Captain George Harvey Nicholson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
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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