024781 Accession Number: 024781

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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-08. MEN OF AN INDIAN LABOUR CORPS WORKING ON THE ALEXANDRIA-MERSA MATRUH ROAD NEAR EL ALAMEIN.

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Accession Number
024781
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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