- Collection:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
- Title:
- Colonel George E. Butler demonstrating the 75MM Recoilless Rifle at the Contact Camp, Fort Benning, Georgia, March 20-21, 1948.
- Creator:
- United States. Army
- Contributor to Resource:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Date of Original:
- 1948-03
- Subject:
- Recoilless rifles
Soldiers
Military bases
Military education
Infantry School (U.S.)
United States. Army - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Chattahoochee County, 32.34697, -84.78705
United States, Georgia, Chattahoochee County, Fort Benning, 32.35237, -84.96882 - Medium:
- photographic prints
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- Number one in a series of nine photographic prints sent to the Atlanta Journal Magazine from the Headquarters, Georgia Military District (101 Cone Street, Atlanta 3, Georgia) on March 29, 1948. Transmittal letter from Rex R. Kerr, Captain, Asst. Public Information Officer, filed with the prints. The letter states that the prints: "Inclosed [sic] herewith are photos taken at the Contact Camp, March 20-21 at Fort Benning, Ga., at which nearly 500 Reserve Officers attended." The "particulars" of Picture #2: "Colonel George E. Butler, Commanding Officer, Georgia Military District, demonstrating the 75 MM Recoiless [sic] Rifle. Names of Reserve Officers reading from left to right are: Capt Marshall R. Thigpen, Wrightsville, Ga., Capt W.G. Lyons, Atlanta, Major T.A. Sanders, Atlanta, Colonel George E. Butler, Commanding Officer, Georgia Military District, Atlanta, Lt Colonol Jack Schever, Atlanta and Capt Wm DeLoach, Atlanta."
- Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ajc/id/62
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/iiif/2/ajc:62/manifest.json
- Additional Rights Information:
- This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: AJCP551-06ll, Atlanta Journal Constitution Photographic Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic Archive;
Photographic Collections; - Holding Institution:
- Georgia State University. Special Collections
- Rights:
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