| Place | Oceania: New Guinea1, Mubo Salamaua Area, Mubo |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 015363 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | 3x4", Nitrate, Silver Gelatin |
| Physical description | 3x4", Nitrate, Silver Gelatin |
| Maker |
Short, Gordon Herbert |
| Place made | New Guinea1: Mubo Salamaua Area, Mubo, New Guinea1: Mubo Salamaua Area, Nassau Bay |
| Date made | 31 July 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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ALLIED CAPTURE OF MUBO. AMERICAN ARTILLERY SHELLING JAPANESE POSITIONS NEAR MUBO. THE GUNS HAD TO ...
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ALLIED CAPTURE OF MUBO. AMERICAN ARTILLERY SHELLING JAPANESE POSITIONS NEAR MUBO. THE GUNS HAD TO BE MANHANDLED BY NATIVES AND ALLIED SOLDIERS OVER VERY ROUGH JUNGLE COUNTRY. THESE GUNS PLAYED A VERY IMPORTANT PART IN THE CAPTURE OF MUBO, AND IN THE ADVANCE FROM MASSAU BAY. (NEGATIVE BY G. SHORT).