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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  Australian & Colonial - Antique & Historial
• Sale Date:
  09 Nov 2015 ~ Session 1: 10.30am (Lots 501 - 815)
  09 Nov 2015 ~ Session 2: 2pm (Lots 816 - 1105)
• Lot #:
  833
• Lot Description:
  WORLD WAR TWO: 'Make dad proud to say... 'My boy...in the East' JOIN THE A.I.F' c.1943
  colour and process lithograph laid down on linen. 74.5 x 49cm
• Notes:
  The photograph featured was taken for the Department of Information by photographer George Silk in 1941. It is of three Australian servicemen in Alexandria after their evacuation from Crete along with 15,000 other Allied troops. New Zealand-born George Silk (1916-2004) was a highly respected photo journalist who worked for Life Magazine for 30 years. During WWII he was a combat cameraman for the Australian Government, covering action in the Middle East, North Africa and Greece.
• Estimate:
  A$1,250 - 1,500
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Collectables

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