HOBJ0256 Accession Number: HOBJ0256

Description

An unidentified Japanese policewoman checks the back of a three-wheeled Japanese vehicle, while its driver climbs from the seat. Other civilians stand nearby looking further down the street. Two unidentified Military Police (MP) with the 1st Australian Provost Company BCOF, have been escorting a Japanese civilian around town in the back of a Military Police jeep. Two Japanese Police officers (one male and one female) have been assisting the MPs to check civilian vehicles, probably for contraband. The incident began at a hardware store in Kure and continued along local streets.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ0256
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
c 1950
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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