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DimensionsSheet: 7 1/8 x 8 15/16 in. (18.1 x 22.7 cm)
Image: 6 3/16 x 8 1/8 in. (15.7 x 20.6 cm)
Accession Number 2024.154
Classificationsphotograph
InscriptionsEH-KOR-026 (verso l,l graphite) $2,000 (verso l,l graphite) 17 805-45 (verso l,c red pencil) 753 M (verso c graphite)
MarksREF. DEPT 7_25'50[illegible] N.E.A (verso u,l blue stamped ink)
South Korea: With a lull in the battle 155mm artillerymen (background) take a refreshing dip in a nearby stream, July 13, 1950
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
South Korea: British soldier take advantage of a small stream near their bivouac area to do their laundry, September 2, 1950
1950
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
South Korea: American wounded in battle in South Korea are evacuated by jeeps and litter from the front line. They pass a column of troops being moved up to the front. One man is going into battle well shaved as he soaps his face, July 10, 1950
1950
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
South Korea: Lt. Col. Kim Young, Korean Air Force commander, briefs part of the Korean volunteer group before take-off on mission over enemy held Korea, July 25, 1950
1950
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
South Korea: First American battle casualties receive first aid after being wounded in the fighting at the Korean battle front. These men were evacuated by train and plane to hospitals in rear, July 9, 1950
1950
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Somewhere in Korea: American infantrymen move to new positions along the Kum River as one of the biggest battles of the war shapes up in the vicinity of Taejon, July 19, circa 1950-1952
ca. 1950-1952
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Near Taegu, Korea: South Korean soldiers receive bayonet instruction from members of the United States 7th Cavalry between battles against the North Korean forces. Free time available is spent in this fashion to help make the South Korean a better soldier for combat, August 30, 1950
1950
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
South Korea: Tea time is an important time for the British in peace or war. Here four of them take time out to enjoy a cup. They are left to right: Pvt. Harry Cross, London, England; Cpl. Alfred Caswell, Chester, England; and Cpl. Leonard Whitley, London; and Pvt. Bill Harris, London, September 2, circa 1950-1952
c. 1950-1952
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
South Korea: South Korean Army officer, right, writes the name and unit of a retreating South Korean soldier, July 16, 1950
1950
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
South Korea: While Lt. General Walton H. Walker, CG 8th Army looks on, General J. Lawton Collins, Army Chief of Staff, inspects some captured North Korean small arms near the Korean battle front. Collins visited the Korean front to analyze the war’s progress, August 24, 1950
1950
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
A detachment of United States marines dig in on side of hill, relax, during lull in fighting. South Korean forces were reported fighting deep inside the 38th Parallel, October 3, 1950
1950
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
South Korea: Lt. Arthur Clarke, Boone, Iowa (right), attempts to pay the South Korean who led him to safety from behind enemy lines after he was lost with General Dean. The Korean refused to accept the money, July 28, 1950
1950
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
South Korea: An American first aid map treats a wounded United States soldier at front line aid station. The wounded are evacuated by litters carried on jeeps to hospitals in the rear, July 10, 1950
1950