WESTERN DESERT, LIBYA. 1942-07. A PRINT FROM A 35 MILLIMETRE FILM TAKEN FROM A GERMAN PRISONER OF ...

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Accession Number 040474
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film polyester negative
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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WESTERN DESERT, LIBYA. 1942-07. A PRINT FROM A 35 MILLIMETRE FILM TAKEN FROM A GERMAN PRISONER OF WAR CAPTURED BY THE 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION IN EGYPT. THE FILM HAD EVIDENTLY BEEN EXPOSED TO SCENES BETWEEN BARCE AND TOBRUK. ONE OF THE FARMHOUSES PROVIDED FOR ITALIAN FAMILIES WHO WENT TO LIBYA IN MUSSOLINI'S IMMIGRATION SCHEME. THE PLAIN AROUND BARCE WAS DOTTED WITH THESE CONCRETE-BUILT FARMHOUSES.