Training with rifle at Fort Ord
Title
Training with rifle at Fort Ord
Subject - TGM
Military life Military training Military personnel Rifles
Subject - LCSH
Fort Ord (Calif.) Korean War, 1950-1953
Description
A camouflaged recruit trains with an M1 rifle during basic training . A print of this image has the following handwritten on the back : "Clifford P . Tharp , Box 82 , Ridgecrest , Calif. " Fort Ord , where Williams was sent for basic training in 1950-51 , was a United States Army post in Monterey , California . Used for military training beginning in 1917 , the post became a Fort in 1941 and remained so until 1994 . During the Korean War , Fort Ord was home to the 6th Infantry Division .
Photographer
Williams, Hanson A., Jr., 1928-2009
Date Original
1950-1951
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Series
Sub-series 1.1: Fort Ord 1950-1951
Digital Collection
The Korean War Photography of Hanson A. Williams, Jr.
Publisher (Digital)
Pepperdine University Libraries
Source
Black and white negative, 2.25 x 2.25 inches
Rights & Usage
Copyright to photographs in this collection is retained by Pepperdine University. Images are intended for educational and research use, and may be used for non-commercial purposes with appropriate attribution. Organizations and individuals seeking to use images for publication should contact Pepperdine University Special Collections and University Archives.
Credit Line
The Korean War Photography of Hanson A. Williams , Jr . [digital resource] , Pepperdine University Special Collections and University Archives
Provenance
Materials were donated by Hanson Williams' wife, Talma (Tommie) Williams in several installments April, 2010, March 18, 2011, and September 3, 2013.
File Name
wil00024.tif
Type
Image
Digital Format
image/jp2
Archival file
Volume2/wil00024.tif
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