HOBJ2139 Accession Number: HOBJ2139

Description

An unidentified soldier from the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), examines a small stone statue he has picked up from the rubble of a ruined building. He is in a battered part of what was once a populous, well built corner of the city. The buildings have been destroyed by artillery fire or air strikes.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ2139
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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