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AU PMB PHOTO 149
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Date(s)
- 2019 - 2023 (Creation)
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Collection
Extent and medium
102 digital jpeg files
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Yacine Benhalima is French-Moroccan of Tahitian descent. He is a PhD candidate in history at the University of French Polynesia and Victoria University of Wellington. His current research focuses on the Free French in the Pacific during the Second World War, with an emphasis on Tahiti and French Polynesia. He graduated with a double BA in history and modern literature from Paris-Est Créteil University in 2018 and with a Masters in history from École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS) in 2020, writing a master’s thesis on the Pacific Battalion which was later published (Le Bataillon du Pacifique 1940-1946, L’Harmattan, 2021).
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Scope and content
This collection of 102 born digital photographs was taken by French-Moroccan historian, Yacine Benhalima, during the course his PhD field research into the Free French (France Libre) movement during the Second World War, particularly in the French Pacific territories of French Polynesia (Tahiti) and New Caledonia. The images depict commemorative monuments to leader of the Free French or France libre movement, General Charles de Gaulle, and others who served in defense of France, particularly in World War Two. It also depicts other sites of significance and commemoration to the first and second world wars in the Pacific, and in France, the United States of America (Hawaii) and Australia.
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As arranged by Yacine Benhalima
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Available for reference
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Existence and location of originals
Person: Yacine Benhalima
Address: Wellington
Country: New Zealand
Existence and location of copies
Access this title at PMB Member Libraries or by contacting the Bureau directly: http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/pambu/accessing.php
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Captions supplied by Yacine Benhalima
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Keywords: World War Two, World War 2, World War II, WWII, WW2, W.W.II, W.W.2, Second World War, 2nd World War, Pacific War
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Keywords: World War One, World War 1, World War I, WWI, WW1, W.W.I, W.W.1, First World War, 1st World War
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- Benhalima, Yacine (Subject)
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Archivist's note
Uploaded by Kari James 3 August 2024.
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Digital_reference_image.pdf
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application/pdf