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Important aircraft
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Washing down the Governor-General's 4-engine "Endeavour" in the Royal Hangar at the Royal Australian Air Force airfield, Canberra. In the background is the old "Southern Cross" that had been spruced u...ART21383
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In the War Memorial, Canberra
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Depicts a drawing of the inside of the Australian War Memorial, Canberra.ART29724
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Leading Teleprinter Operator, Patricia Scott-Stevenson
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Depicts a portrait of WR/868 Leading Teleprinter Operator Patricia Scott-Stevenson, serving at HMAS Harman, a shore signals establishment of the Royal Australian Navy, Canberra.ART25594
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Lieutenant, Royal Netherlands East Indies Air Force in Australia
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Maker: Dargie, William
Depicts a head and shoulders portrait of an unidentified officer of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Air Force during the Second World War. Dargie noted, "This officer commenced his training in Jav...ART30204
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Male Signaller, Control Tower, Canberra Airfield
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Depicts head and shoulders of man in profile holding signalling lamp up to eye. The artist made this sketch in the control tower at Canberra airfield.ART28132
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Mike-four-shot-over
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
In an Army Co-operation lecture room, Royal Australian Air Force personnel undergo instructions in artillery reconnaissance on a miniature range. Communications between air-crew and artillery posts ar...ART21387
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Mixed nationalities on Canberra airfield
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Depicts a Javanese airman, Corporal Djadi, and Sergeant Major Weertman from Zwolle, a member of the Dutch air force, checking over and servicing an American Curtiss p-40 Kittyhawk aeroplane at the RAA...ART21386
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Posted 2 A.C.Ws Canberra
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Depicts two women in uniform caps and overcoats seated on Bench, one dejectedly with chin in hand.ART28143
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Prisms for guns
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Prisms for guns a drawing from the series 'Commonwealth Solar Observatory, Mount Stromlo, Canberra'. Prisms were used for binoculars and periscopes. Stromlo's Optical Lens Department produced the pr...ART21393
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Sketch - Canberra Airfield arrival of V.I.P's
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Depicts a group of figures standing beside wheel of plane with huge wing rearing above their heads across the page, a car to the right.ART28149
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Sketch for storm - Canberra airfield
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This work is a preliminary drawing in crayon for another artwork in the Memorial collection 'Winter storms over Canberra airfield' (ART21384). This work depicts Dutch aircraft and presumably pilots, w...ART94480
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Smoko
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
A group of A.C.1 trainees of the Royal Australian Air Force at the Canberra Technical College cluster around the coke stove between classes to discuss their notes and other matters. Such groups are re...ART21389
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1st Lieutenant W. F. A Winckel N. E.I
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
When a Japanese submarine was seen off the N.S.W coast early in 1942, Winckel hunted it down, bombed and sank it - the first enemy submarines to be destroyed by aerial attack in Australian waters. Win...ART21385
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Study for womens' services pendentive, Hall of Memory
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Study for womens' services pendentive, Hall of Memory.ART90210
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The Indispensible Mr Malichar
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Portrait of Mr. Malichar, working in a laboratory at the Commonwealth Solar Observatory, Mount Stromlo. The artist, R. Emerson Curtis noted of this work: "Born in Vienna, Mr. Malichar came to Australi...ART21396
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The Observatory, Mount Stromlo
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Commonwealth Solar Observatory, Canberra. The Observatory stands on the crest of a hill on the edge of a large belt of pine, planted under a reforestation scheme, in the heart of the Federal Territory...ART21392
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The pay line, RAAF Airfield, Canberra
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Depicts a line of men and women queued in front of window in hangar. Water colour used in all blue tones.ART28138
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This Is a Man's Job! Join The RAAF
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Maker: Jardine, Walter Lacy Joint Army-RAAF Recruiting Committe Unknown
Recruiting poster for the RAAF depicting a pilot ready for take-off, with three fighter aircraft overhead and the slogan 'This is a Man's job! Join the RAAF'. The airman is wearing a Type B flying hel...ARTV04283
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VP Day, Canberra
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Maker: Abbott, Harold
People celebrate Victory in the Pacific Day at the Australian War Memorial main building in August 1945. Allied flags are being flown, and Mount Ainslie can be seen in the background. Two 1940s cars a...ART22923
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Winter storms over Canberra airfield
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Netherlands East Indies Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force personnel employed on servicing a squadron of Mitchell bombers of the Dutch Air Force, make for shelter at the end of the day.ART21384