024604 Accession Number: 024604

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Western Desert, Egypt. 20 July 1942. General view of the area used by the British 1st Army Tank Brigade Workshop. At the centre and right are two wrecked Valentine infantry tanks being cannibalised for usable parts.

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Accession Number
024604
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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