Accession Number | HOBJ5645 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Negative |
Maker |
Hobson, Phillip Oliver |
Place made | Japan: Tokyo |
Date made | 11 January 1955 |
Conflict |
Korea, 1950-1953 British Commonwealth Occupation Force, 1946-1952 (Japan) |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Tokyo, Japan. 11 January 1955. Australian soldiers mingle with the holiday crowds entering the ...
Description
Tokyo, Japan. 11 January 1955. Australian soldiers mingle with the holiday crowds entering the Asakusa shopping centre. Asakusa is the principal entertainment and shopping centre of Tokyo outside of the City proper and is a famous tourist attraction. Beggars are not often seen in Japan, but the two men in white on the left are veterans of the Japanese marines, one of whom plays a guitar while the one armed man holds a collection box over a sign reading: Please help the wounded war veterans association.