Object Details
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- James Edward Brown II, American
- Caption
- This photograph is from an album belonging to Spc. James Edward Brown II of Delta Company, 31st Combat Engineer Battalion, 20th Engineer Brigade. During the Vietnam War, Brown’s unit cleared jungles, paved roads, and built bridges to support American and allied forces.
- Description
- A color photograph of a soldier, Spc. James E. Brown II (Delta Company, 31st Combat Engineer Battalion, 20th Engineer Brigade), during the Vietnam War. The photograph was captured at LZ Buttons/Sông Bé Base Camp in Cambodia.
- The image depicts a young man in olive green army fatigue pants. Shirtless, he wears sunglasses and combat boots as he leans against an upright sheet of corrugated metal. He holds a cigarette in his left hand and wears a watch on his right wrist. In the background are several army trucks and the figure of a man, also shirtless, bending over.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of James E. Brown
- August - December 1970
- Object number
- 2013.11.3.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- dye diffusion transfer prints
- portraits
- Medium
- dye on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (8.9 x 8.9 cm)
- Place depicted
- Sông Bé Base Camp, Viet Nam, Asia
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Men
- Military
- Race relations
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2013.11.3.3
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5575b0911-99be-4ab4-bf79-ab952d684405
