Photograph of Spc. James E. Brown II with unidentified platoon member 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. Private 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 color photograph of Spc. James E. Brown II (Delta Company, 31st Combat Engineer Battalion, 20th Engineer Brigade) with an unidentified platoon member at LZ Buttons/Sông Bé Base Camp in Vietnam.
label: Description
content: The image depicts two soldiers in military fatigues. The figure on the left wears a boonie hat and an olive green tee-shirt tucked into olive green cargo pants. He has a metal carabineer hooked to his right hand pants belt loop. The figure on the right wears an olive green military shirt with rolled up sleeves and sunglasses. He is giving a high five to the other figure with his right hand. He faces the camera frontally and gazes at the viewer over the top of his sunglasses. The other figure stands sideways to the camera and returns the high five with his raised right hand. His left arm, raised to the same level, makes a fist. This figure turns his head to the right towards the viewer. In the background are two indistinct and partially visible figures, one standing next to a large dark grey cargo container, the other standing next to a mechanical device, possibly a motorcycle. In the distance are brown and green fields.
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: 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: 2013.11.4.6
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 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (8.9 x 8.9 cm)