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Image Not Available for Umbrellas in the army. Hardly the costume one would expect of a warlike officer of the Nepalese army.
Umbrellas in the army. Hardly the costume one would expect of a warlike officer of the Nepalese army.
Image Not Available for Umbrellas in the army. Hardly the costume one would expect of a warlike officer of the Nepalese army.

Umbrellas in the army. Hardly the costume one would expect of a warlike officer of the Nepalese army.

Creator Dorien Leigh
Date1930s
Mediumgelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 22.8 x 17.7 cm (9 x 6 15/16 in.)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift, 2002
Category
    Object number2002/5734
    LocationNot currently on display

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