P01813.767 Accession Number: P01813.767

Description

Korea, c. 1951-02. A pair of American Arctic rubber overshoes that members of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), wore over their normal Australian Army boots AB to help keep their feet dry and warm in the cold Korean winter. (Donor I. Robertson)

Details

Accession Number

P01813.767

Photographer

Sergeant Ian Robertson

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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