HOBJ0261 Accession Number: HOBJ0261

Description

Two unidentified Military Police (MP) with the 1st Australian Provost Company BCOF, escort a Japanese civilian seated in the back of a Military Police jeep. A female Japanese Police officer sits next to the driver, while a male Japanese officer (left) speaks into a radio. The Military Police have been checking civilian vehicles, probably for contraband. The incident began at a hardware store in Kure and continued along local streets. Note the Japanese family observing from the doorway of a shop at left.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ0261
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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