Photograph of Spc. James E. Brown II during the Vietnam War
date: label: Date
content: May - June 1970
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: James Edward Brown II, American
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. During the Vietnam War, Brown’s unit cleared jungles, paved roads, and built bridges to support American and allied forces.
label: Description
content: A color photograph of a soldier, Spc. James E. Brown II (Delta Company, 31st Combat Engineer Battalion, 20th Engineer Brigade), in Cambodia during the Vietnam War.
label: Description
content: The image depicts a young man in olive green army fatigues. Behind him are palm trees and jungle foliage, with a fallen tree and a clearing in the background. The man stands facing the viewer, hand on hips. The picture is slightly unfocused.
place: label: Place depicted
content: The Fishhook, Cambodia, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Race relations
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: 2013.11.3.2
objectType: label: Type
content: dye diffusion transfer 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: dye on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 3 3/8 x 4 1/4 in. (8.6 x 10.8 cm)