HOBJ2136 Accession Number: HOBJ2136

Description

Korea's capital Seoul suffered as much as any blitzed city of Europe as the tide of battle swept back and forth through it. Here some Australians of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), examine a battered part of what was once a populous, well built corner of the city.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ2136
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 120 (roll film)
Support: Acetate
Date Made
c March 1951
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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