Frederick Rainsford Peterson photograph album and photographs relating to World War II in the Pacifi...
Frederick Rainsford Peterson photograph album and photographs relating to World War II in the Pacific and New Guinea, 1942-1944
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1942-1944
Call Numbers
PXE 1204
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Pictures and Photographs
Physical Description
Contents
1 album (95 photographs) - 24.5 x 35 cm
9 loose photographs - 19 x 30.5 cm or smaller
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Photographs created before 1955
Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
Album and loose photographs include: Douglas Macarthur and other American generals; Battle of the Bismark Sea; group photographs of war correspondents including Frederick Peterson; press camps; allied air attacks; aerial views of New Guinea coastline; captured Japanese positions; soldiers of the Australian Seventh Division. The album also contains...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Frederick Rainsford Peterson photograph album and photographs relating to World War II in the Pacific and New Guinea, 1942-1944
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Digital order no:Album ID : 1094469
Signature / Inscriptions
Album is titled on the front cover "Pacific War Photographs / F.R. Peterson / War Correspondent".
Photographs are identified by F. R. Peterson
Description source
Information transferred from pictures accessions register as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Mrs Jean Peterson, December 1985
Pic.Acc.6155
Administrative / Biographical history
Frederick Rainsford Peterson was a war correspondent for the "Sun" covering the war in the Pacific and New Guinea, 1942-1944. He was mentioned in dispatches in 1945.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXE 1204
Record Identifier
93QVVDo1
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/93QVVDo1
Other Identifiers
Reference code
904392
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