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Summary
Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches).
Caption card lists some of the printing history of image.
Title and other information from caption card.
Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.
More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi
Film copy on SIS roll 31, frame 2202.
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libya
tripoli
safety film negatives
united states office of war information
photo
raid
air force bombs tripoli
first raid
series
photo first
office of war information
farm security administration
library of congress
Date
01/01/1940
Location
libya
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
Public Domain