HOBJ4380 Accession Number: HOBJ4380

Description

With his face blackened, ready for patrol, Private Jim Russell of Ashfield, NSW, amuses the other members of the patrol from 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), with an Al Jolson (American entertainer) rendition of Mammy. He is wearing an armoured vest and has his Bren gun at his feet. An Owen machine gun at left rests against the sandbags at left.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ4380
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 120 (roll film)
Support: Acetate
Date Made
1 July 1953
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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