Nothing like a spot of coffee
Collection Name
San Francisco Call-Bulletin, Aleutian Islands Photographs, 1942-1948
Identifier
UAF-1970-11-61
Title
Nothing like a spot of coffee
Description
Title from verso .Photograph of a corporal sharing coffee with another soldier . Verso reads : "Nothing like a spot of coffee , particularly on bleak Attu ! Corporal Carl Gompf (left) of Marion , O. , and Colonel R.G . F[P]erusson (right) of Oakland know that better than we do . Note Corporal Gompf's big mittens , Colonel P[F]erusson's ha[n]d pulled in his sleeve , for warmth , and both men's scarves. "Handwritten notes on verso name the individuals as CPL . Carl Gompe and COL . R . G . Ferusson . Dark marks have been placed on the image , presumably to add highlight and contrast to the image .
Creator
Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.)
Subject.TGM
Soldiers Coffee Eating & drinking Military life Military personnel Military mobilizations
Subject.LCSH
World War II World War, 1939-1945, Campaigns, Alaska
Corporate Name
United States. Army
Location
Attu Island (Alaska)
Region
Western Alaska and Aleutian Islands
Time Period
1939 to 1959
Date
6/9/1943
Type
Collection Image (Photographs)
Ordering & Use
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Holding Institution
Alaska and Polar Regions Collections, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.; mailto:UAF-APR-reference-Service@alaska.edu --(907) 474-2791--PO Box 756808, Fairbanks, AK 99775-6808.
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