Sorting mother-of-pearl shells, Broome, c1953

Sorting mother-of-pearl shells, Broome, c1953

Description

This is a black-and-white photograph measuring 18.7 cm x 24.5 cm, showing three Malay or Indonesian men grading and sorting mother-of-pearl shells in Broome, Western Australia in about 1953. The photograph was taken by the famous Australian photographer Frank Hurley.

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