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Studio portrait of a young man in U.S. Army uniform

1948 - 1970s

Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

The portrait frames this soldier at the width of his shoulders, just below the lapels of his uniform, and slightly above his head. His ACU nametape reads "LITTLEJOHN" and his ACU branch tape reads "U.S. ARMY". Littlejohn wears thick-rimmed black glasses and a gentle smile. There is handwriting in the upper right hand corner of the image which reads: "To Mother/With all the Love that a Son can Have for his only [mother?] and especially trust [in?] God."

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Catalog reference: 2012.137.6.1

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