Official World War II photographs of Australia's Pacific Campaign
Official World War II photographs of Australia's Pacific Campaign
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1942-1945 (A censorship pass expiry date on many of the images have been used for dating)
Call Numbers
PXA 644
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Pictures and Photographs
Physical Description
Contents
Photographs - 11.5 x 15 cm.-16.5 x 22 cm. - 1352 silver gelatin photoprints
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Arrangement
This collection comprises 121 record series arranged by location and subject. You may navigate to a more detailed description of each series from this collection record.
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Images of Australian military involvement in the Pacific war arena, together with other allied personnel (mostly United States troops) in Australia, various South/Southwest Pacific locations and New Guinea
Alternative Titles
Full title
Official World War II photographs of Australia's Pacific Campaign
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Most of the photoprints are by the Commonwealth of Australia. Department of Information. Also included are photoprints by the U.S. Office of War Information, Sydney and the Military History Section, Australia
Some photoprints are reproduced in: Yanks and Aussies in battle : official pictures of Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Timor. Sydney, N.S...
Signature / Inscriptions
Most photoprints are titled on reverse
Contextual Information
Source
Presented between 1944-1945
Transfer from Mitchell Library Printed Books Collection F940/9549/A, 1994
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXA 644
Record Identifier
9NaE85KY
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9NaE85KY
Other Identifiers
Reference code
73295
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