HOBJ0275 Accession Number: HOBJ0275

Description

2/40103 Padre Alan Walter Arthur Laing, right, a Church of England Chaplain, conducts a christening service for a newly born child. In the chapel watching the Padre baptise the child are, the unidentified parents and godparents. They are a United States Army senior sergeant (left), the godmother (centre), the mother (right), and an Australian member of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) standing behind the godmother in the centre.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ0275
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c 1950
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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