Letter sent to Charley Pride from Captain Jeff Wells
date: label: Date
content: May 28, 2007
name: label: Written by
content: Captain Jeff Wells, American
label: Received by
content: Charley Pride, American, 1934 - 2020
label: Subject of
content: United States Army, American, founded 1775
notes: label: Description
content: A fan letter sent to Charley Pride from Captain Jeff Wells while serving in United States Army. The letter is handwritten in blue ink on yellow paper. In the letter, Jeff Wells thanks Charley Pride for making music that allowed him to temporarily escape from the war in Iraq. Also included are four images of Wells while serving in Iraq. The images are printed on a white piece of paper in landscape view (2012.125.76.1.6b). The images are attached to letter with a metal staple.
place: label: Place depicted
content: San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Baghdad, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Correspondence
label: Topic
content: Country (Music)
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Iraq War, 2003-2011
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charley Pride
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.125.76.1.6ab
objectType: label: Type
content: letters (correspondence)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Jeff Wells
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (letter): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (images): 8 1/2 × 11 in. (21.6 × 27.9 cm)