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DimensionsSheet: 8 15/16 x 7 1/16 in. (22.7 x 17.9 cm)
Image: 7 5/16 x 6 7/16 in. (18.6 x 16.4 cm)
Accession Number 2024.159
Classificationsphotograph
InscriptionsEH-KOR-100 (verso u,l graphite) $2,000 (verso u,l graphite) A 805-England (verso c,r graphite) 11:35 AM OM (verso c graphite)
MarksREF. DEPT. 9-22'50 N.E.A. (verso l,l blue stamped ink)
South Korea: British soldier take advantage of a small stream near their bivouac area to do their laundry, September 2, 1950
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
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: With a lull in the battle 155mm artillerymen (background) take a refreshing dip in a nearby stream, July 13, 1950
1950
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: 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
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: Marine tank moves up in the Yongsan sector past the body of a dead American soldier (L), lying on the road where he was hit, September 12, 1952
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: Chester Simmons (left) Bloomfield, Montana, and Cpl. Arthur Medeiros, Providence, Rhode Island, carry land mines which will be planted in the Chingdong-Ni sector below Masan, September 5, 1950
1950
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Cold?: With an eye to the future, Pvt. Robert E. Wood of East Liverpool, Ohio (left) and Pvt. Joseph Widger, Norristown, Pennsylvania, make a sweater out of a sleeping bag. Both are members of the 24th Division, South Korea, September 29, 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
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
South Korea: Cpl. Francis Dickey, Miami Beach, Florida, shows his injured hand and damaged rifle after treatment in ambulance near the front lines. Cpl. Dickey advancing behind cover of a tank, was hit when sniper fire struck his rifle shattering the trigger housing. Fragments from the trigger lodged in Dickey’s right hand, August 11, 1950
1950
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Flame Thrower for Korea: Somewhere in Korea: The first flame thrower seen in Korea is readied for action in the Yongdong area. Carrying the 72-pound load is Cpl. Coy Atkins of the First Cavalry Division, July 29, 1950
1950