Photograph of Colin Powell in Army fatigues with fellow soldiers
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1962-1971
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: General Colin L. Powell, American, 1937 - 2021
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: United States Armed Forces, American, founded 1775
label: Subject of
content: United States Army, American, founded 1775
label: Owned by
content: General Colin L. Powell, American, 1937 - 2021
notes: label: Caption
content: General Powell kept this photograph on his desk in the study of his home in McLean, Virginia. He is pictured in Army fatigues with four other soldiers. This photograph was likely taken during one of Powell's two tours in Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
label: Description
content: A black-and-white print photograph of Colin L. Powell posing with fellow soldiers in Army combat fatigues, likely captured during the Vietnam War. Three of the men to the left of Powell wear long sleeve uniform shirts with double chest pockets and belted trousers tucked into their boots. Powell, standing on the far right of the photograph, and the tallest among the men, wears an oversize long sleeve jacket and trousers, tucked into his boots. It is a bright day and behind the men is a thatched-roof building.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1961-1969
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1969-2001
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 Alma J. Powell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2022.101.1.24
objectType: label: Type
content: photographic prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown – Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (image): 5 × 7 in. (12.7 × 17.8 cm)