024626 Accession Number: 024626

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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-07-22. A MOBILE CANTEEN OF THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY CANTEEN SERVICE. THESE TRUCKS STACKED WITH GOODS PLY UP AND DOWN THE REAR OF THE BATTLE AREA SUPPLYING THE WANTS OF THOSE WHO HAVE MONEY. THE DRIVER OF THIS TRUCK WAS LESS SENTIMENTAL THAN THE MAJORITY OF HIS FELLOWS WHO INVARIABLY INSCRIBE THE NAME OF A GIRL ON THEIR VEHICLES, AND HAS DUBBED HIS TRUCK "CHUM" AND "OLD FAITHFUL".

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024626
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Photograph
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Negative
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Colour: Black & white
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Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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