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Title
Sailors carrying a wounded man by stretcher accross a dock
Creator
Williams, Hanson A., Jr., 1928-2009
Date Created and/or Issued
1952
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 wounded soldier is carried across a dock toward the U.S.S Haven, a U.S. Navy hospital ship, where he will be loaded by means of a hook and cable attached to his stretcher. This is part of a series of photographs in which Williams documents the transfer of wounded soldiers from land to the hospital ship.
Type
image
Format
Photograph
Identifier
9dfdcf92-bbd8-4d68-af24-7908a9975463
https://pepperdine.quartexcollections.com/documents/detail/5433
https://images.quartexcollections.com/pepperdine/thumbnails/preview/9dfdcf92-bbd8-4d68-af24-7908a9975463
0017-s0103-0010
Subject
Military personnel
Military life
War casualties
Litters
Piers & wharves
Korean War, 1950-1953
Korea (South)
War
Source
Hanson A. Williams, Jr. Collection of Photographs and Negatives 0017

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