New Guinea. October 1942. US General Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Commander, South West Pacific ...

Accession Number 150820
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white, Landscape
Physical description Black & white, Landscape
Maker Bottomley, Clifford
Place made New Guinea1
Date made October 1942
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

New Guinea. October 1942. US General Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Commander, South West Pacific Area, with senior Australian and American officers and the Australian Minister for the Army, Mr F. M. Forde, view the elevated walkway across a ravine built by Army engineers. On the walkway are supplies to be lifted by native bearers to forward battle areas.

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