HOBJ1250 Accession Number: HOBJ1250

Description

Large boxes of supplies, probably for the Korean war, have been loaded in the hold of a transport ship at Kure wharf. Japanese crew members standing on the boxes in the hold, watch as two empty pallets, hanging from cranes, swing away from the ship. A tug boat is also tied up at the wharf behind the ship.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ1250
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 120 (roll film)
Support: Acetate
Date Made
c September 1950
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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