World War II official photographs, many relating to aviation, and propaganda, c.1937-1946

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Containers:
Box 122
Component identifier:
File 7
Content Summary:

Most photographs are captioned. Subjects include Australian troops and tanks and Japanese tanks in New Guinea; a rooster kept as a mascot by a RAAF squadron in the Western Desert; and British aircraft and balloon barrage.

Some photographs have been transferred to the Pictures collection, E A Crome collection of photographs on aviation, call number PIC 3394. Some have been digitised and are available to view online. Photocopies of removed photographs have been retained.

The propaganda comprises three items, with a cover letter from L Pitman in Bristol, 1946. The items are a leaflet dropped over France by the RAF; leaflet in German dropped over Holland, 1941; and Nachrichten fur die truppe, apparently dropped by the Luftwaffe for their frontline troops, 1944.

Access and use

Parent Restrictions:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn742484).
Parent Terms of Access:
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. Copying for research purposes is permitted for material created by E A and V I Crome. Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is generally permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material. Written permission to publish unpublished manuscript material must be obtained from the copyright holder(s).
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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