Soldiers in an inflatable raft on a lake

Name/Title

Soldiers in an inflatable raft on a lake

Entry/Object ID

1979.081.414

Description

Negative of Frank Shartz (left) and Harold Van Nest (right) of the 45th Signal Corps float in an inflatable raft to celebrate the end of World War Two. Shartz is from Cleveland, Ohio and Van Nest is from Toledo, Ohio

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Negative

Subject Place

Country

Germany

Region

Central Europe

Continent

Europe

Context

45th Division News Vol 5 No. 34

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

George F. Tapscott

Role

Photographer

Date made

May 31, 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, Rafts, Lakes & ponds, Relaxation, Trucks, Military vehicles