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Object Details

Category
Photographs
Related period
Second World War (production), Second World War (content)
Creator
Miller, Lee (Photographer)
Materials

whole: photographic paper

Dimensions

Print: Quantity 1

whole: Height 151 mm, Width 150 mm

Catalogue number
HU 128181
Part of
MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR CENSORSHIP BUREAU LIBRARY OF PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS: CLASSIFIED PRINT COLLECTION

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