022221 Accession Number: 022221

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SYRIA. 1941-12. PIGEONS BEING PLACED IN TRANSIT BASKETS AT 1ST AUSTRALIAN CORPS SIGNALS. THESE BASKETS WERE USED FOR SHORT DISTANCES AND WERE NOT FITTED WITH ELASTIC HAMMOCKS AS SEEN IN A PREVIOUS PHOTOGRAPH.

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Accession Number

022221

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Photograph

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Negative

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Colour: Black & white

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Whole

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1

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Copyright expired - public domain

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