Photograph of Spc. James E. Brown II and another soldier in Vietnam
date: label: Date
content: August - December 1970
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: James Edward Brown II, American
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
notes: label: Caption
content: This photograph is from an album belonging to Spc. James Edward Brown II of Delta Company, 31st Combat Engineer Battalion, 20th Engineer Brigade. Pvt. Brown is pictured at right with an unidentified platoon member. During the Vietnam War, Brown’s unit cleared jungles, paved roads, and built bridges to support American and allied forces.
label: Description
content: A black and white photograph of Spc. James E. Brown II (Delta Company, 31st Combat Engineer Battalion, 20th Engineer Brigade), with an unidentified platoon member, sitting on a jeep at LZ Buttons/Sông Bé Base Camp in Vietnam.
label: Description
content: The image depicts two soldiers, in military fatigues, perched on the edge of the windshield, boots resting on the jeep's hood. The two figures, side by side, each hold up their right fists in the air. The man on the right wears a boonie hat and sunglasses, and a watch on his left wrist. The man on the left is bareheaded and holds his boonies hat on his left knee. Both figures are looking at the camera and smiling.
place: label: Place captured
content: Sông Bé Base Camp, Viet Nam, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of James E. Brown
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.11.4.3
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (8.9 x 8.9 cm)