HOBJ5731 Accession Number: HOBJ5731

Description

Kure, Japan. c. April 1955. Nurse Lorraine Read, a member of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps (RAANC), of Gnarwarre, Vic, examines the wares of one of the street sellers. She is stationed at the British Commonwealth General Hospital in Kure.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ5731
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 120 (roll film)
Support: Acetate
Date Made
c April 1955
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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