[Photograph of Soldiers with Rifle]
Identifier
http://dp.la/api/items/919fc504da68981aa53e266c9d9a25f5
Title
[Photograph of Soldiers with Rifle]
Date
[1943..1944]
Description
Photograph of a shirtless soldier holding a rifle and standing in front of a building. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "This is Russell Stanley. The headnet on the helmet has to be made by hand. You should see me crochet. That's a Carbine, cal. 30, gas operated, air cooled, 15 shot weapon he's holding- replaces the pistol as an infantry weapon."
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 12 cm.
Subject
United States. Army. 12th Armored Division -- Photographs
Military and War - United States Armed Forces - United States Army
Military and War - Wars - World War II
People - Individuals
Military and War - Personnel
Architecture - Buildings
Social Life and Customs - Firearms
Rifles
Stanley, Russell
WWII
Source
The Portal to Texas History
Language
English
Relation
Type
image
Subject
United States. Army. 12th Armored Division -- Photographs
Military and War - United States Armed Forces - United States Army
Military and War - Wars - World War II
People - Individuals
Military and War - Personnel
Architecture - Buildings
Social Life and Customs - Firearms
Rifles
Stanley, Russell
WWII
Collection
Citation
“[Photograph of Soldiers with Rifle],” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed May 2, 2024, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/28031.
Added by Rebecca Keyel
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