HOBJ2125 Accession Number: HOBJ2125

Description

Soldiers from the 16th New Zealand Field Artillery Regiment, sit on the slope of a hill in a rest area and listen to a band of the US Army's 1st Cavalry Division. The band members have their rifles slung over their shoulders as they play their instruments which include trombones, clarinets, trumpets and sousaphones (tubas), which wrap all the way around the players' bodies. Two soldiers sit on top of a New Zealand Army truck, numbered NZ 22046 S5, parked near the sign 'RHQ 16 NZ REGT'. Other military vehicles are parked around the cleared area.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ2125
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 120 (roll film)
Support: Acetate
Date Made
c March 1951
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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