094449 Accession Number: 094449

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SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-24. A BULLDOZER OPERATING A RAFT ACROSS THE MOBIAI RIVER CARRYING 29 INFANTRY BRIGADE SUPPLIES. A DOUGLAS C47 DAKOTA TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT FLIES OVERHEAD TO DROP FOOD SUPPLIES BY PARACHUTE TO THE DETAIL ISSUING DEPOT MOBIAI, FOR DISTRIBUTION TO FORWARD TROOPS.

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Accession Number
094449
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Measurement
Overall: 3 1/4 in x 4 1/4 in
Image: 3 in x 4 in
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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