HOBJ1644 Accession Number: HOBJ1644

Description

Near Pakchon, North Korea. Every village through which the 1950 United Nations advance passed had to be checked thoroughly for enemy stragglers and snipers. Here an unidentified soldier from the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), cautiously enters an apparently deserted house.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ1644
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c 29 October 1950
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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