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Apr 8 • 3 tweets • 1 min read • Read on X
Inv. no. 6636

A "Partisan barrel" and a damaged Italian disinfection cart, Pljevlja 1943. Photo bought from Danilo Gagović, Belgrade, decision 1803, dated 28.XI.1962.

Side note: during WWI, this was called the "Serbian barrel", used for fight against lice. More below 🔽 Image
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