Records of the Office of the Chief of Transportation. 1917 - 1966. Photographic Albums of Prints of Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation

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Records of the Office of the Chief of Transportation. 1917 - 1966. Photographic Albums of Prints of Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation

1942-1945

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This series consists of prints selected primarily from Army Signal Corps photographs with some Navy photographs, to represent a visual historical record of the activities at the Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation, Newport News, VA. The photographs were taken from September 1942 through December 1945. Some of the subjects are aerial views, athletics, ceremonies and reviews, debarkation, embarkation, equipment, military units, personnel, prisoners of war, ships, supplies, war dogs, and wounded. There are many photographs in this series of women in uniform and civilian dress working as part of the Women's Army Corp and the American Red Cross. Throughout this series there are photographs of the post commander, Brig. General John R. Kilpatrick. Other personalities include Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. (336-H-9-L-5960), heavyweight boxing champion Sgt. Joe Louis Barrow (336-H-8-J-4338; 336-H-J-8-4040; 336-H-E-4299), and Private Richard "Red" Skelton (336-H-26-L-13235). All photographs in this series have an item number on the back of the print, and most photographs are captioned. The captions for albums 1 through 9 are located on the back of the previous photograph. In other words, when one opens an album, the caption is on the left page and the photograph is on the right page. The captions for albums 10 through 33 have been removed from the albums due to poor adhesive, photocopied in order, and placed in Box 18 of this series.

6 linear feet, 8 linear inches

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