Military Camp, 1952-1953
PhotographerPhotographed by
Edward J. Rogalski
(American, 1929 - 2020)
Date1952-1953
MediumPhotography; color slide on plastic in cardboard mount
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Robin Harding and Karen Warfield
Object number2022.32.145-.152
DescriptionColor mounted slides of a military camp during the Korean War, 1952-1953.
(.145) A uniformed soldier wearing a steel helmet posing with a woman in a military camp. The woman is wearing a white and black coat, a light blue shirt, and a necklace. She poses with her right hand in her hair. Camp tents and Quonset huts are in the background in front of high-rise hills.
(.146) A landscape view of a military camp. A helicopter, vehicles, and tents are seen in the camp. A white wooden sign on the right with an American Red Cross symbol in red text reads, “CLEARING COMPANY / GASHER ELLE[?].” The U.S. Army 40th Infantry Division badge is at the bottom right of the sign, which is a dark blue diamond-shape on which, in yellow, is the sun with 12 rays.
(.147) The front facade of the Inchon Replacement Depot building.
(.148-.149) A view of buildings and tents in a military camp.
(.150) View of a military camp. Buildings sit on hills in the background. A white fence sits in front of the hills. A white sign with a red arrow on the right with black text reads, “LATRINE.” Another sign below in red text reads, “SHOE SHINE.”
(.151) View from a rising barrier gate of a military camp. A white sign behind the gate in black text reads, “POL DUMP / NO SMOKING WITHIN / THIS ENCLOSER.” A young boy in a coat and a hat stands behind the stop.
(.152) The front façade of the Inchon Replacement Depot building. A United States flag on a flagpole stands in front of the building. Soldiers in uniform are seen walking in and out of the grounds. Vehicles and tents are seen in front of the building.
NotesSubject Note: Replacement Depots are military units where replacements are assembled and then assigned to fill vacancies in military units. During the Korean War, Incheon, a South Korean city near the capital of Seoul, held the 8057th Replacement Depot.(.145) A uniformed soldier wearing a steel helmet posing with a woman in a military camp. The woman is wearing a white and black coat, a light blue shirt, and a necklace. She poses with her right hand in her hair. Camp tents and Quonset huts are in the background in front of high-rise hills.
(.146) A landscape view of a military camp. A helicopter, vehicles, and tents are seen in the camp. A white wooden sign on the right with an American Red Cross symbol in red text reads, “CLEARING COMPANY / GASHER ELLE[?].” The U.S. Army 40th Infantry Division badge is at the bottom right of the sign, which is a dark blue diamond-shape on which, in yellow, is the sun with 12 rays.
(.147) The front facade of the Inchon Replacement Depot building.
(.148-.149) A view of buildings and tents in a military camp.
(.150) View of a military camp. Buildings sit on hills in the background. A white fence sits in front of the hills. A white sign with a red arrow on the right with black text reads, “LATRINE.” Another sign below in red text reads, “SHOE SHINE.”
(.151) View from a rising barrier gate of a military camp. A white sign behind the gate in black text reads, “POL DUMP / NO SMOKING WITHIN / THIS ENCLOSER.” A young boy in a coat and a hat stands behind the stop.
(.152) The front façade of the Inchon Replacement Depot building. A United States flag on a flagpole stands in front of the building. Soldiers in uniform are seen walking in and out of the grounds. Vehicles and tents are seen in front of the building.
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