African American soldiers.
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
File on the military revue, Harlem Hits the Tropics Part II
Collection is comprised of 15 items: photographs produced by the Army Signal Corps; manuscript promotional material; and programs. With original manila folder. One manuscript sheet shows information about the Harlem Sultans sextet which featured a veteran of Fletcher Henderson's orchestra. The photographs show the band and actors at work, as well as a crowd of uniformed soldiers watching from their mess hall benches. (information from dealer's description)
Leverett Franklin Hooper personal archive
Joseph H. Lee collection of photographic postcards of 24th Infantry Regiment musicians
Two photographic postcards depicting 24th Infantry Regiment musicians at Pine Camp, New York, including infrantryman Joseph H. Lee.
Photographs of African American soldiers off-duty in Vietnam
58 color and black and white prints plus three diffusion transfer prints (Polaroids) taken by unknown photographer(s) of soldiers on base in Vietnam or at home before or after deployment, playing football, relaxing in the barracks or in their vehicles, cooking, or listening to music; there are also views of the landscape. A few photographs are inscribed on the verso.