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Propeller and rudder of Japanese midget submarine

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Public Domain
Public Domain
Type
Postcards
Place
Sydney Harbour, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Japan
Materials
Ink, Paper
Collection
Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1
Accession number
1986.0117.3984

Description

Postcard featuring a black and white photograph of the propeller of a submarine. Printed text on the back of the postcard reads in part "...souvenir of the Exhibition / of Japanese Midget Sub- / marines sunk in Sydney Har- / bour on the night of Sunday, / May 31st, 1942..." Also printed on the back is text which reads "Propeller [sic] and rudder of Japanese midget / submarine." The postcard is dated 30th July 1942.

Read live from the Museum's Collection API (12/11/2026, 5:44:36 am). Record last updated by the Museum 2026-09-30. Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.