[Soldiers at Rear of Truck] Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title [Soldiers at Rear of Truck]
  • Series Title Kenneth Bradstreet Collection

Date

  • Creation: 1944-11

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Photograph of nine soldiers with the Advance Detachment near Cherbourg, France, goofing off at the rear of a truck. On the right, a soldier stoops down to pick up a metal bucket, and the man behind him holds up a hammer. Another man in the middle of the photo sits on the ground in front of a bucket, and the other four look at him.
  • Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 11 cm.

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: World War, 1939-1945.
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Military and War - Wars - World War II
  • Keyword: WWII
  • NMC Chenhalls: Communication Artifact
  • NMC Chenhalls: Print, Photographic
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Military and War - Personnel
  • Keyword: 494th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Business, Economics and Finance - Transportation - Trucks

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Time Period: mod-tim
  • Coverage Date: 1944-11
  • Place Name: France - Normandy Region - Manche Department - Cherbourg-Octeville

Collection

  • Name: World War Two Collection
    Code: WWII
  • Name: Abilene Library Consortium
    Code: ABCM
  • Name: The 12th Armored Division Photograph Collection
    Code: TADP

Institution

  • Name: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum
    Code: TADM

Resource Type

  • Photograph

Format

  • Image

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: TADM_2003-083-082
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth436927

Note

  • Display Note: Handwritten note on back reads: "HQ/494 AFA Hi-jinks with Advance Detachment near Cherbourg, France - Nov. 1944 Return to Ken Bradstreet".
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