OG1541 Accession Number: OG1541

Description

Informal group portrait of members of 857 USA Engineers and No 4 Airfield Construction Squadron RAAF having a ‘smoko’ break while working on an airstrip. Identified from left to right: 118055 Leading Aircraftman (LAC) William Thomas McDonald White from Notting Hill, Victoria; Sergeant Z H Harper from the USA; 132276 LAC Gordon John Taylor from Baradine, NSW; Corporal R L Jenkins from the USA; 74809 LAC Douglas Allan James Taylor from Penrith, NSW; Private First Class Willie A Reid, US Army.

Details

Accession Number
OG1541
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Measurement
Overall: 3 1/4 in x 4 1/4 in
Image: 3 in x 4 in
Date Made
c August 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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