Historical information

This photograph is one of a series taken by Allan while travelling through France in mid-1946. There are several letters relating to this journey.

Significance

This is a photograph from the Allan Charles Quinn collection which is a collection of letters and photograph depicting aspects of life at sea for a young man in the era immediately following World War II.

Physical description

A black and white photograph of Allan Quinn standing in the foreground, with the Eiffel Tower in the background. There are people in the midground. There is a narrow white boarder around the image.

Inscriptions & markings

On reverse: PARIS 6-6-49 handwritten in blue ink. below this is a pencil mark, similar to "ItI"written sideways.