HOBJ5717 Accession Number: HOBJ5717

Description

Hiroshima, Japan. c. April 1955. Four members of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps (RAANC), visit Hiroshima on their day off. They are stationed at the British Commonwealth General Hospital in Kure, and are seen here leaving Hiroshima Station for a tour of the city, which shows few signs of the devastation of ten years ago. Left to right: Private (Pte) Valma Woods of Bunbury, WA; Corporal V. G. Kelly of Stockton, NSW; Pte Vi White of Corrimal, NSW, and Pte Rona Cooper.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ5717
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 120 (roll film)
Support: Acetate
Date Made
c April 1955
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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