Mr. Smith’s discharge paper identifies him as being “Tec 4 Signal Corps.” The Signal Corps is the branch of the United States Army that generally manages communication and other aspects of military intelligence. The “Tec 4″ is short for “Technician Fourth Class” and identifies both Smith’s pay level and rank. Tec 4 was the equivalent [...]
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This studio portrait of John Boule is printed on very thin, curled paper sized at 5 x 8. Mr. Boule is in an informal pose, smoking, looking very Rat Pack, but the folder containing his images states he is a “Theater Flop.” The Charles H. Wright Museum would like to enlist your help in identifying [...] This is a studio proof printed at 3.25 x 4.75. A penciled in arrow can be seen above the subject’s right ear. On the back of the print, there are instructions for removing the hightlight in this location. The subject is identified as Eddie Buncs however, the folder indicates his last name may be misspelled. [...] |
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