[Soldiers Put on Play Aboard Ship] Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title [Soldiers Put on Play Aboard Ship]
  • Series Title Ralph Sprinkle Photograph Collection
  • Series Title Documenting the War Collection

Contributor

  • Donor: Sprinkle, Ralph
    Contributor Type: Personal

Date

  • Creation: 1942~

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Photograph of soldiers on board ship putting on play. There is an open space where the performers stand in costume surrounded by a crowd of men in uniform sitting either in the bottom right-hand corner or standing around the railing of the ship. The performers on the left are in long white pants and have large hats on their heads with one in a white t-shirt and the other in a dark button up. To the right a performer wears a cowboy hat, striped shirt, gloves, black shorts over white pants and calf length boots.
  • Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Subject

  • Art and Architecture Thesaurus (Getty): twentieth century (dates CE)
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Military and War - Wars - World War II
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Military and War - Personnel
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Recreation.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Navy-yards and naval stations -- Recreational activities
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: United States. Navy
  • Keyword: WWII
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Military and War - Transportation - Ships
  • Keyword: sailors
  • Keyword: plays
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Arts and Crafts - Theatre
  • Keyword: actors

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: New Caledonia
  • Coverage Date: [1941..1945]
  • Time Period: mod-tim

Collection

  • Name: National Museum of the Pacific War Digital Archive
    Code: NMPWA

Institution

  • Name: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
    Code: NMPW

Rights

  • Rights License: by-nc-nd
  • Rights Statement: Commercial use is prohibited without permission from the National Museum of the Pacific War.

Resource Type

  • Photograph

Format

  • Image

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: 1004_113169_ee
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1661613

Note

  • Display Note: Handwritten on the reverse: "A play given on board ship off Caledonia".
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