Soldiers in old military uniforms stand next to others wearing the new "streamlined" style during a military show for National Defense Week, Los Angeles, 1940
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Soldiers in old military uniforms stand next to others wearing the new "streamlined" style during a military show for National Defense Week. The show was held at the Los Angeles Airport and more than 60 officers and men participated. Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Old time squad on left - new stream lined squad on right. Right dress - old squad elbow - new squad arm. Text from original nitrate sleeve: US Army - Defense Week Maneuvers at Mines Field (2-11-40); Holden, F.H. -Lt.Col.; Smith, Lynn Davis -Capt.; Flag - 160th Infantry; Jorgensen, Arthur N. -160th Inf. Co.F on watch for air raids at rest time; Standard Machine Gun; Douglas 038 model plane; Co. F and M - 160th Infantry; Dress-old squad; new streamlined squad; Smoke screens.
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
ark:/21198/zz0027zn6t
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Military officers--American--California--Los Angeles War United States. Army
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