<I>The Bell</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1968
name: label: Published by
content: United States Army Combined Arms Center
label: Subject of
content: General Colin L. Powell, American, 1937 - 2021
label: Subject of
content: Alma J. Powell, American, 1937 - 2024
label: Subject of
content: Michael Kevin Powell, American, born 1963
label: Subject of
content: Linda Margaret Powell, American, born 1965
label: Subject of
content: Fort Leavenworth, American, founded 1827
label: Subject of
content: United States Army, American, founded 1775
label: Subject of
content: United States Armed Forces, American, founded 1775
label: Owned by
content: General Colin L. Powell, American, 1937 - 2021
notes: label: Caption
content: This 1968 yearbook belonged to Colin Powell and was kept in the study of his residence in McLean, Virginia. Powell and his family were stationed at Fort Leavenworth while he attended the Army Command and General Staff College. After graduating in 1968, Powell was sent on his second tour of duty in Vietnam.
label: Description
content: A large black yearbook, “The Bell” for the United States Army Combined Arms Center class of 1968 at Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas. The Bell showcases photographs of its military students, their families, activities, honors, and duties.
label: Description
content: On the spine in large gold block text is the title and year of the class, “THE / BELL / 1968”, situated vertically. On the front lower right of the yearbook’s cover is a large square brass plate insignia for the Command And General Staff College, or, Leavenworth Ad Bellum Pace Parati. The first blank page at the front of the inside of the yearbook features an apostille or relief, of the Leavenworth crest/insignia. The crest depicts an eagle at the top with the name “LEAVEN” and WORTH” embossed across two cloth scrolls held in the eagle’s mouth. A soldier’s closed medieval helmet is situated below the eagle and above the chevron coat of arms with three genie lamps. The “AD BELLUM PACE PARATI” insignia is embossed across a floating cloth scroll below the coat of arms. Professional black-and-white photographs of the military personnel class, their families, cartoons, and photographs of team events, are featured throughout. General Powell, then, Major Powell of Infantry, is pictured on page 189, in uniform and with his wife Alma, his daughter Linda, and his son, Michael.
place: label: Place printed
content: Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States, North and Central America
title: label: Title
content: Yearbook for the United States Army Combined Arms Center class of 1968
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Children
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Government
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1969-2001
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Awards, Medals, and Insignia
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: A2022.101.1.27
objectType: label: Type
content: photographs
label: Type
content: yearbooks
label: Type
content: books
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 and brass (alloy) with plastic and cardboard
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (open): 12 5/16 × 19 × 1 1/16 in. (31.3 × 48.3 × 2.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (closed): 12 5/16 × 9 1/2 × 1 1/16 in. (31.3 × 24.2 × 2.7 cm)