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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2007.184.1.108
People
Gordon W. Gahan, American (New York, New York 1945 - 1984 St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands)
Title
Beginning his day, Specialist Five Thomas R. Katke pauses to help a school teacher line up her students for the daily flag raising ceremony. Katke often takes time out from his work in the village to help the teachers -- at the same time learning more about the people of Gadsden Village. (U. S. Army Photo)
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
July 1967
Places
Creation Place: Southeast Asia, Vietnam
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/321493

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 16.5 x 11.3 cm (6 1/2 x 4 7/16 in.)
sheet: 17.9 x 12.7 cm (7 1/16 x 5 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • (not assigned): Stamped on verso: Photo courtesy of Information Office U.S. Army Vietnam

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Barbara Robinson
Accession Year
2007
Object Number
2007.184.1.108
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Subjects and Contexts

  • Gordon Ward Gahan Collection

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