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Title
Contortionist performing at Fort Ord
Creator
Williams, Hanson A., Jr., 1928-2009
Date Created and/or Issued
1950
Publication Information
Pepperdine University Libraries
Contributing Institution
Pepperdine University, Special Collections and University Archives
Collection
Korean War Photography of Hanson A. Williams, Jr
Rights Information
Copyright to photographs in this collection is retained by Pepperdine University. Images are intended for educational and research use, and may be used for non-commercial purposes with appropriate attribution. Organizations and individuals seeking to use images for publication should contact Pepperdine University Special Collections and University Archives.
Description
A contortionist performs during a show featuring Edgar Bergen. Fort Ord, where Williams was sent for basic training in 1950-51, was a United States Army post in Monterey, California. Used for military training beginning in 1917, the post became a Fort in 1941 and remained so until 1994. During the Korean War, Fort Ord was home to the 6th Infantry Division.
Type
image
Format
Photograph
Identifier
567da0d3-2866-40d9-99b7-fd1367dc69d6
https://pepperdine.quartexcollections.com/documents/detail/3377
https://images.quartexcollections.com/pepperdine/thumbnails/preview/567da0d3-2866-40d9-99b7-fd1367dc69d6
0017-b02f03-0014
Subject
Military life
Military training
Entertainers
Entertainment
Contortionists
Fort Ord (Calif.)
Korean War, 1950-1953
Source
Hanson A. Williams, Jr. Collection of Photographs and Negatives 0017

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