HOBJ3770 Accession Number: HOBJ3770

Description

A Japanese waiter serves hors d'oeuvres (savoury food) to guests at a function to celebrate the arrival of William McMahon, Australian Minister for Navy and Air (out of picture). Mr McMahon is touring Japan and Korea. The group being served is, from left to right: an unidentified civilian woman wearing a fur stole; Dr E R Walker, Australian Ambassador to Japan; probably Lieutenant Colonel L D King, Commander of the British Commonwealth Sub-Area, Tokyo; an unidentified civilian woman.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ3770
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 4x5"
Support: Acetate
Date Made
c November 1952
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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