025604
Photograph 025604 Second World War, 1939-1945PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-07. AN AUSTRALIAN SOLDIER IN NEW GUINEA STOPS WORK FOR A MOMENT TO SMILE FOR THE PHOTOGRAPHER.
025634 Accession Number: 025634
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PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-07. TYPICAL OF THE BRONZED AUSTRALIANS READY TO MEET THE JAPANESE IN NEW GUINEA ARE THESE HAPPY-LOOKING SAPPERS. WHEN THE PHOTOGRAPHER WANTED THEM TO SMILE, HE SAID THAT THE PICTURE WOULD BE PUBLISHED "DOWN SOUTH" - THE ABOVE IS THE RESULT HE ACHIEVED.
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025634
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Colour: Black & white
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Whole
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1
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