P02546.008 Accession Number: P02546.008

Description

A Gunner Driver of Headquarters Battery relaxing after a particularly hot Sunday afternoon at Nui Dat. He has removed his shirt and boots, and just next to his chair are his cigarettes and matches. To the left are some unopened beer cans and in the front right is a box of empty beer cans.

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Accession Number
P02546.008
Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Transparency
Physical Description
Format: 35mm
Support: Acetate
Brand: FUJI
Date Made
7 October 1968 - 11 March 1969
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor S Lewis
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright

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