HOBJ4501 Accession Number: HOBJ4501

Description

Informal portrait of a relaxed and smiling Private B. T. (Mac) McMahon, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), of Chinchilla, Qld. Frontline troops remaind cautious the day after the cease-fire was signed and private McMahon still wears his steel helmet and carries his .303 rifle.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ4501
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 120 (roll film)
Support: Acetate
Date Made
28 July 1953
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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