HOBJ4399 Accession Number: HOBJ4399

Description

This desolate landscape greets the soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), as daylight dawns on their long night vigil. The scene is part of the notorious Hook feature, the scene of many bitter and bloody battles during the Korean war. Note the camouflage netting, left foreground.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ4399
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 120 (roll film)
Support: Acetate
Date Made
13 July 1953
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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