024607 Accession Number: 024607

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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-20. SCENE IN THE ARAB MARKET NEAR THE WATER POINT AT EL IMAYID. SOLDIERS IN THE MARKET ARE BUYING FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.

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Accession Number
024607
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Photograph
Object Type
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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