HOBJ5769 Accession Number: HOBJ5769

Description

Kure, Japan. 1 May 1955. When you are wearing a Japanese Kimono it is almost impossible to adjust the Obi or shash alone, but willing hands give assistance to Private (Pte) Gladys Devine of Kyogle, NSW, in the adjustment of here Japanese clothing. Pte Devine is a member of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps (RAANC), and is assisted by a Japanese maid and by Pte Lorraine Read, RAANC, of Gnarwarre, Vic. Both women are stationed at the British Commonwealth General Hospital in Kure, Japan.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ5769
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 120 (roll film)
Support: Acetate
Date Made
1 May 1955
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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