Soldiers washing their clothes

Name/Title

Soldiers washing their clothes

Entry/Object ID

1979.081.354.1

Description

Negative of John Henson, John Marcotte, and Edward Williams dump dirty clothes into mobile laundry station. The rear wheel of a captured German truck spins the blades to operate the homemade washing machine. 179th Infantry

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Negative

Subject Place

City

Nancy

Department

Meurthe-et-Moselle

Region

Grand Est, Western Europe

Country

France

Continent

Europe

Context

45th Division News Vol. V No.11 " The rear wheel of a Kraut truck spins the blades of service company's home-made washer. (Left to right) John H. Henson, John F. Marcotte, and Edward Williams dump in a load of clothing."

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

George F. Tapscott

Role

Photographer

Date made

Oct 13, 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, Military vehicles, Laundry, Clothes washing, Inventions