Soldier inspecting pistol

Photograph

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Oklahoma National Guard Museum

Name/Title

Soldier inspecting pistol

Entry/Object ID

1979.081.453

Description

Negative of Raymond Wantz, Company G 179th Infantry, inspects Mauser pistol after target practice. Wantz is from Dayton, Ohio.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Negative

Subject Place

Country

Germany

Region

Central Europe

Continent

Europe

Context

45th Division News Vol. V No. 26 "Raymond Wantz (Dayton, Ohio) fired four rounds from this German Mauser pistol and was surprised when no hits were made on the target. Checking the pistol, he found four distinct ridges in the barrel where the bullets had stopped."

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

George F. Tapscott

Role

Photographer

Date made

Mar 9, 1945

Time Period

20th Century, World War Two

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Negative, Sheet Film

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Negative

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Soldiers, Pistols, Target practice, Fire hydrants, Officers, Military