Henry Klemm on Patten Hotel Roof

Photograph

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Picnooga

2022.029.003 Recto: Black and white photograph of a US Infantryman on the roof of the Patten Hotel
2022.029.003 Recto

Black and white photograph of a US Infantryman on the roof of the Patten Hotel

Name/Title

Henry Klemm on Patten Hotel Roof

Entry/Object ID

2022.029.003

Description

Black and white photograph of a member of the 8th Infantry posing on the roof of the Patten Hotel. The man, identified on the rear as Henry Klemm, is standing with one leg up on the parapet wall while one hand rests on his knee. He has a patch on his uniform shoulder that identifies him as a member of the US Army 8th Infantry Division. He is wearing a cotton US Army summer khaki, enlisted issue uniform and he has a garrison cap on his head. In the background of the photograph, the Read House is prominently featured with the Union Station across the street. Cameron Hill can be seen in the background. The rear says "Chattanooga, 1943" at top left and "Henry Klemm" at bottom right.

Photograph Details

Subject Person or Organization

Henry Klemm

Subject Place

* Untyped Subject Place

Patten Building, Chattanooga, Tennessee*

Collection

Armed Services Collection

Copyright

Restrictions

Credit Chattanooga Historical Society Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only