092642 Accession Number: 092642

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PURUATA ISLAND, SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-29. THE IMPROVISED EQUIPMENT USED BY 42 LANDING CRAFT COMPANY TO LIFT ENGINES FROM BARGES DURING MAINTENANCE WORK.

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Accession Number
092642
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
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Colour: Black & white
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Whole
Item Count
1
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