Bible used during Vietnam War by soldier Thomas Smith
date: label: Date
content: early 20th century
name: label: Published by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Thomas Smith, American, died 1987
notes: label: Description
content: Bible with a black leather cover. The cover is very worn and all markings and lettering has faded away. The pages are very brittle and deteriorating. The title and copyright pages are missing as are several others. Many pages are out of order and are dog-eared.
place: label: Place used
content: Viet Nam, Asia
label: Place used
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Christianity
label: Topic
content: Faith
label: Topic
content: Local and regional
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Sacred and Ceremonial Objects
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Devlin Culliver
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.163.4
objectType: label: Type
content: Bibles
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: leather with ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: 7 1/2 x 6 x 2 in. (19.1 x 15.2 x 5.1 cm)