027843 Accession Number: 027843

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Informal portrait of two sisters at No 121 Australian General Hospital (121 AGH) tending the garden outside Ward 4. Most of the wards have their own gardens, which are attended to by the sisters in their spare time. Identified from left to right: SFX26395 Sister May Isabel Freebairn from Alma Plains, South Australia; and VX114065 Sister Iris Pearsall from Lawrence, New Zealand.

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Accession Number
027843
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
24 November 1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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