Soldier welding with decorated helmet

Name/Title

Soldier welding with decorated helmet

Entry/Object ID

1979.081.440

Description

Negative of Merle Davidson (Blue Mound, Kansas) welding with his decorated helmet

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Negative

Subject Place

City

Naples

State/Province

Campania

Country

Italy

Region

Central Europe

Continent

Europe

Context

Photograph published in the 45th Division News, 06 June 1944, Vol. IV, No. 40, Caption, "The guy behind the voo-doo make-up is Cpl Merle Davis, Ordnance welder from Blue Mound, KS. He has another welding mask done up in much the same manner, which he uses hen he's happy about the whole thing. The other mask has a smile on it."

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

George F. Tapscott

Role

Photographer

Date made

Jun 6, 1944

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, Welding, Army jeeps