Accession Number | P04641.100 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Transparency |
Maker |
Bushby, Donald Douglas George |
Place made | Korea: 38th Parallel, Panmunjom |
Date made | 1953 |
Conflict |
Korea, 1950-1953 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Freedom, Village, Munsan-ni. US army military police (MP) patrolling the tent lines. The flag of ...
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.