Freedom, Village, Munsan-ni. US army military police (MP) patrolling the tent lines. The flag of ...

Accession Number P04641.100
Collection type Photograph
Object type Transparency
Maker Bushby, Donald Douglas George
Place made Korea: 38th Parallel, Panmunjom
Date made 1953
Conflict Korea, 1950-1953
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Description

Freedom, Village, Munsan-ni. US army military police (MP) patrolling the tent lines. The flag of the United States of America and the United Nations fly prominently from tall flag poles. The 'Welcome gate to Freedom' can be seen beyond the flag poles. This tented village was used to receive United Nations prisoners of war (POWs) exchanged with the North Korean and Chinese during Operation Little Switch and again later during Operation Big Switch. One of a series of photographs taken by the Australian Mr Douglas (Doug) Bushby in his capacity as a UN accredited War Correspondent. Mr Bushby devoted much of his time to relief and missionary work amongst Korean refugees, orphans and North Korean and Chinese prisoners of war.

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