024580 Accession Number: 024580

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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-18. ROAD SIGNS ON THE WESTERN DESERT ROAD BETWEEN MERSA MATRUH & ALEXANDRIA. THE INSCRIPTION ON THE SIGN ON THE RIGHT IS IN ARABIC.

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Accession Number
024580
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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