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United States. Army. 97th Ordnance Company unit photograph

Guide to the United States. Army. 97th Ordnance Company unit photograph
1949 April

Collection number: HMC-0909.
Creator: Goldbeck, E.O. (Eugene Omar), 1892-1986.
Title: United States. Army. 97th Ordnance Company unit photograph.
Date: 1949 April.
Volume of collection: 0.1 cubic feet.
Language of materials: Materials in the collection are in English.
Collection summary: Panoramic photograph of the 97th Ordnance Company.

Organizational history:
The 97th Ordnance Company was stationed at Adak, Alaska, in 1949. The company was commanded by Lt. H.E. Fornes.

Collection description:
The collection contains a black and white panoramic group photograph of the members of the 97th Ordnance Company, taken at Adak in April 1949. The photograph is of the company in dress uniform outside an aircraft hangar next to the airfield. The photograph was taken by a photographer, possibly E.O. Goldbeck, of the National Photo and News Service, San Antonio, Texas (Goldbeck Photo No. 4231949-3B). The size of the print is 10 by 31 inches.

Arrangement: The collection is arranged in original order.

Digitized copies: This collection has been digitized, however digital materials are not available online. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact Archives and Special Collections.

Rights note: Archives does not hold copyright to materials in this collection.

Preferred citation: United States. Army. 97th Ordnance Company unit photograph, Archives and Special Collections, Consortium Library, University of Alaska Anchorage.

Acquisition note: The collection was given to the Archives by Freddie S. Rush in 2006.

Processing information: This collection was described by Jeffrey Sinnott in 2006. The guide to the collection was converted to current standard by Veronica Denison in 2015.

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