HOBJ1302 Accession Number: HOBJ1302

Description

A group of Japanese labourers prepare to load military trucks onto the US troopship Aiken Victory, at Kure docks. They are being watched by a US officer and Japanese labourers on the ship, and Australian Army servicemen on the wharf. The building in the background contains offices and stores of the Docks Operating Company. Along with the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) troops and weapons, the vehicles are to be transported to Pusan and the war in Korea.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ1302
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 120 (roll film)
Support: Acetate
Date Made
c 27 September 1950
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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