P00784.052 Accession Number: P00784.052

Description

Probably Darwin, NT. c. 1943. One of the first car drivers with the Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS), Juanita Hogue, opens a car door for a RAN officer as he alights. Note their tropical uniforms. (This image appears on page 83 of the album presented to Dr Edith Summerskill housed in the AWM Archive Store)

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Accession Number
P00784.052
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
c. 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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