025906 Accession Number: 025906

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PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-07-15. MEMBERS OF AN AUSTRALIAN SEARCHLIGHT CREW HAVE MADE THEMSELVES COMFORTABLE IN AN OLD BUILDING WHICH THEY HAVE CONVERTED INTO THEIR BILLETS.

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Accession Number
025906
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
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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