A half naked Korean orphan receiving some money or food from Mr Douglas (Doug) Bushby, an ...

Accession Number P04641.134
Collection type Photograph
Object type Transparency
Maker Bushby, Donald Douglas George
Place made Korea
Date made c July 1953
Conflict Korea, 1950-1953
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Description

A half naked Korean orphan receiving some money or food from Mr Douglas (Doug) Bushby, an Australian UN accredited war correspondent. The child is only wearing a shirt and has acquired some oversize shoes. Mr Bushby is standing outside a church or hall advertising Catholic and Protestant services. One of a series of photographs taken by the Australian Mr Douglas 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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