Photograph, Black-and-White

Photograph

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The Salvation Army Central Territory Museum

Name/Title

Photograph, Black-and-White

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.196

Description

Photo of Major Parsons and Chaplain Robert Cochran playing checkers at the Evansville, Indiana Salvation Army USO Club. Two other soldiers are seated at the same table, also playing checkers. The wall behind them has shelves filled with books. The soldier in the right foreground has a distinctive circular patch on his shoulder - a five pointed star, probably dark blue, within a large white five pointed star on a dark background.

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

Source or Donor

Central Territory Museum - Found in Collection

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Credit Line

Central Territory Museum Collection

Made/Created

Studio

Wallace & Sons

Date made

1943 - 1945

Place

City

Evansville

County

Vanderburgh County

State/Province

Indiana

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

back of photo

Transcription

Taken in Evansville, Ind. / Salvation Army USO / Major Parsons and Chaplain Robert Cochran

Language

English

Material/Technique

Ink, Pen

Type

Stamp

Location

back of photo, upper right corner

Transcription

Wallace & Sons / Commercial Photographers / 7th & Court / Evansville, Indiana / For Reprints Refer to No. 11567

Language

English

Material/Technique

Stamped, Ink

Notes

The job number is handwritten

Type

Stamp

Location

back of photo

Transcription

Please return to Editorial Dept. / 719 N. State St. / Chicago, Illinois

Language

English

Material/Technique

Stamped

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Photograph, Black-and-White

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

7-3/4 in

Width

9-3/4 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

United Services Organization (USO)

Person or Organization

Parsons, William B.

Person or Organization

Cochran, Robert L.

Related Places

Place

City

Evansville

County

Vanderburgh County

State/Province

Indiana

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America