HOBJ3452 Accession Number: HOBJ3452

Description

An unidentified soldier looks up as he stands on a plank on a lower part of of the damaged Teal Bridge, on the flooded Imjin River. The flood waters are swirling around him, and flood debris, including logs and other vegetation, has banked up around the pylon. A large section of the bridge was washed away during the July floods.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ3452
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 120 (roll film)
Support: Acetate
Date Made
c July 1952
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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