HOBJ0281 Accession Number: HOBJ0281

Description

A group of unidentified Australian officers from the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF), and their wives celebrate Christmas with food and drinks at an officers' mess. They are grouped around a heater to ward off the winter cold. Some officers are seated on the floor to eat their Christmas dinner.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ0281
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c December 1949
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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