| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 304171 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | 8x10", Paper (Resin-coated), Silver Gelatin |
| Physical description | 8x10", Paper (Resin-coated), Silver Gelatin |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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LOS NEGROS ISLAND, ADMIRALTY ISLANDS. 1944-06-12. AERIAL VIEW OF AN AMERICAN SEAPLANE BASE BEING ...
Description
LOS NEGROS ISLAND, ADMIRALTY ISLANDS. 1944-06-12. AERIAL VIEW OF AN AMERICAN SEAPLANE BASE BEING DEVELOPED. IN THE CENTRE OF THE PHOTOGRAPH A LARGE WHARF IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. TO ITS LEFT WORK IS PROCEEDING ON A SEAPLANE LANDING RAMP AND HARD STANDING. A LIBERTY SHIP IS UNLOADING IN THE HARBOUR. THE VEHICLE TRACKS IN THE GROUND SURFACE TESTIFY TO THE SEEPING WATER AND MUD OF THE LOWLAND SITE WHICH MADE PROGRESS DIFFICULT. AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE BASE AFTER SIX MONTHS OF FURTHER DEVELOPMENT CAN BE FOUND ON NEGATIVE NO 304361. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)