Two soldiers plant the Oklahoma flag in a tent camp

Name/Title

Two soldiers plant the Oklahoma flag in a tent camp

Entry/Object ID

1977.167.1081

Description

Negative of two soldiers plant the Oklahoma flag in a tent camp

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Negative

Subject Place

Army Base

Camp Monte Strong

Island

Hokkaido

Country

Japan

Region

East Asia

Continent

Asia

Context

45th Division News Vol. VI No. 31 "It didn't take the 45th Division artillery medics long to make themselves at home in Camp Strong. With the raising of an Oklahoma state flag on their crude flagpole in front of their squad tent, James H. Willis, left, and Paul L. Hagey, right, agreed "We feel better now... just like home."

Made/Created

Date made

May 10, 1951

Time Period

20th Century, Korean War

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, Military personnel, Tents, Flags, Military camps, Military bases