AWM Collection Record: P00305.001
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ID Number: | P00305.001 |
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| Physical description: | Black & white | ||
| Summary: | PYOKTONG, NORTH KOREA, 1952-53. PROPAGANDA PHOTOGRAPH OF POWS EATING APPLES IN THE OTHER RANKS POW CAMP, PYOKTONG, IN THE WINTER OF 1952-53, WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPPED AS LOW AS -43 DEGREES F. LEFT TO RIGHT: CAPTAIN COPELAND (HALF OBSCURED) OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY; WARRANT OFFICER RONALD DAVID GUTHRIE OF NO. 77 SQUADRON RAAF; WOII BAKER (COMPANY SERGEANT MAJOR) OF THE BRITISH GLOUCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT (STANDING); SERGEANT ALI OF THE TURKISH ARMY (FRONT). MEMBERS OF THE CHINESE ARMY IN THE BACKGROUND. THIS PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN BY A CHINESE INTERPRETER AND WAS STOLEN FROM HIS DESK BY WARRANT OFFICER GUTHRIE. (DONOR R.D. GUTHRIE) | ||
| Copyright: | Copyright expired - public domain | ||
| Related subject: | Cold weather; Food consumption; Prisoners of war; Propaganda; Vegetables | ||
| Related unit: | 77 Squadron RAAF; Turkish Army; United States Army | ||
| Related place: | Korea; Korea: Yalu River Area, Pyoktong | ||
| Related conflict: | Korean War, 1950-1953 |
Last-Modified: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:26:14 GMT
