Historical information

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011)
Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection.

Physical description

A coloured photograph of Ceiling decorations in the receiving foyer area of the Imperial Palace at Hue, in the Northern area of South Vietnam. The Palace was heavily damaged during the Tet Offensive of January to March 1968. the richness and beauty of the palace was completely scared.