[African-American soldier in the Korean War].
A collection of black and white photographs mounted to stiff black paper, some with captions. An African-American soldier's photo album while stationed near the 38th Parallel during the Korean War in the early 1950s. The photos show a group of mostly African-American men, with some Asian and wh...
| Format: | Photo |
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| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | A collection of black and white photographs mounted to stiff black paper, some with captions. An African-American soldier's photo album while stationed near the 38th Parallel during the Korean War in the early 1950s. The photos show a group of mostly African-American men, with some Asian and white soldiers interspersed, at an encampment in Korea surrounded by tents, sandbags, and Korean women. Soldiers pose with rifles, make crude gestures toward their compatriots, and drink with the local women. One photograph of a black soldier, presumably the album's owner, shows him teaching an Asian woman how to dance with the caption, "my girl"; she appears with him a few more times during the album. One photo shows a tank in motion, while others show smiling soldiers posing with their guns and huddled in groups discussing tactics. There is also a postcard for the USNS Marine Phoenix which was involved in numerous campaigns during the war as well as transportation for troops. |
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| Item Description: | Title devised by cataloger. Japanese-style laquer-illustrated front board with map of Japan. |
| Physical Description: | 1 photo album (63 unnumbered photographs) ; 19 x 28 cm |