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Object Number 2001.29.607
Display Title Group of men working on stuck expedition trucks
Descriptions
Object Description Expedition staff works to free a truck while traveling in Bechuanaland on their way back to South West Africa, 1955. Photograph probably by Daniel Blitz.
Department Photographic
Date 1955
Artist William Donnellan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Botswana / Ngamiland (North West)
Additional Geographic Terms Between Tsau and Cgae Cgae
Dimensions Overall: 16.3 × 20.2 cm (6 7/16 × 7 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Donor Lorna Marshall
Donor John Marshall

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2001.29.21714 Expedition trucks in the grass, with trees in background
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2001.29.21713 Expedition trucks in the grass, with trees in background
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