Royal Australian officer smokes in a Viet Cong classroom
Item
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derivative filename/jpeg
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363-02954.jpg
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Digital Object Identifier
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363-02954
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Title
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Royal Australian officer smokes in a Viet Cong classroom
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Description
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Original caption: "Royal Australian officer has a smoke in a Viet Cong classroom discovered during Operation Crimp 35 miles North of Saigon. The holes to his left are entrances to a nine-miles maze of tunnels that honeycombed the area. A search of the tunnel complex revealed many weapons, several tons of rice and thousands or rounds of ammunition. Included in the cache was recoilless rifle, a mortar, 59 individual weapons, 20 automatic weapons, 25,560 rounds of the small arms ammunition, and assorted clothing and personal equipment. The walls of the classroom were 3-6 inches thick concrete. Royal Australian Engineers destroyed most of the tunnel complex." An Australian soldier sits in a house without a roof. Furniture and debris is scattered around him.
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Date
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1965-1968, approximately
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Subject
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Soldiers; Australia. Australian Army; Military education; Mặt trận dân tộc giải phóng miền nam Việt Nam; Schools; Tunnels; Operation Crimp, 1966
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Location
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South Vietnam
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Coordinates
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10.8231; 106.6297
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Size
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6 c 10 cm
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Container
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B147, F8
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Format
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black-and-white prints (photographs)
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Collection Number
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MS 363
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Collection Title
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Beverly Deepe Keever, Journalism Papers
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Creator
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Australia. Australian Army
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Collector
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Keever, Beverly Deepe
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Copyright Information
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These images are for educational use only. To inquire about usage or publication, please contact Archives & Special Collections.
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Publisher
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Archives & Special Collections
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