P02637.005 Accession Number: P02637.005

Description

Vietnam. c 1966. The Army's open air showers on the beach, consisting of a wooden floor over a trench with buckets hanging from pulleys on an overhead frame, and two lengths of hessian as walls. In order to have a warm shower, the buckets had to be filled with water a few hours before bathing.

Details

Accession Number
P02637.005
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
c 1966
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor D. Perkins
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright

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