P01813.608 Accession Number: P01813.608

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Korea, c. 1950-10. At a camp or bivouac in the countryside, Private Ian Robertson, a member of the Sniper Section and official photographer with the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), cleans his Owen submachine gun while three Korean boys look on. At rear, a blanket hangs over the branch of a tree to dry or air. The soldier's washing hangs from a clothes line tied to the same tree (right). (Donor I. Robertson)

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Accession Number
P01813.608
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Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film copy negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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