P01858.013 Accession Number: P01858.013

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Bien Hoa, Vietnam. Members of the Australian Army Force Vietnam (AAFV) watching a concert put on by an Australian concert party on a makeshift stage at the Force's camp near the Bien Hoa air base. On the stage, an Australian soldier is dancing with the female entertainer, Pat Wordsworth, "The Big Pretzel". (Original print housed in AWM Archive Store)

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Accession Number
P01858.013
Photographer
Derek John Smith
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Slide mount
Physical Description
Support: Acetate
Format: 35mm
Date Made
1965
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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