Mac- Banks- Whitey a la Stuka

Photograph

Living History Museum

1998.1.6

Name/Title

Mac- Banks- Whitey a la Stuka

Entry/Object ID

1998.1.6

Description

Snapshot of two nurses and a U. S. soldier on the tail of a Stuka (Nazi dive bomber). 2nd Lieutenant Doris V. Whitehurst (DIN 1935) is seated at right, closest to the tail. Mac and Banks remain unidentified for now. Snapshot printed on deckle edge paper.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Gelatin Silver Print

Collection

Alumni Association Collection

Acquisition

Accession

1998.1

Source or Donor

Jean W. Bostic

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

donated by Jean W. Bostic, sister of Doris V. Whitehurst Neurdenberg (1935)

Made/Created

Date made

1945

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

verso

Transcription

Mac - Banks - Whitey a la Stuka

Language

English

Material/Technique

Ink

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Image size

Height

3-1/4 in

Width

2-3/16 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Notes

photo is clean

Provenance

Notes

belonged to Doris V. Whitehurst ('35) who served as a nurse in Eisenhower's army whose members liberated Buchenwald in 1945.

General Notes

Note

Notes: Mrs. Jean Bostic originally gave these with the memorabilia of Doris V. Whitehurst with the stipulation they be returned. Upon contacting her, Bostic said that she would be happy to donate the prints. Returned copies to her.

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

March 5, 1998

Updated By

khammerstrom@umaryland.edu

Update Date

January 28, 2025