016860 Accession Number: 016860

Description

Dutch New Guinea. 'Trarbun' 4, and 'Eemy' 3, two little Javanese girls who are working at a scrubbing bench in their mother's laundry, smile shyly at Lance Corporal Ken Thomas of Sydney, NSW, when he asks them to wash a shirt for him. The native children are taught to work from a very early age.

Details

Accession Number
016860
Photographer
Acting Corporal Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim) Fitzpatrick MBE
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
11 April 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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