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Gift of Elizabeth Abbe, 2024.35.3, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History collection, In Cop…
Dr. Bob Abbe, Dr. Charlie Shoemaker, and Tran Van Tich aboard USS Sanctuary
Gift of Elizabeth Abbe, 2024.35.3, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History collection, In Copyright

Dr. Bob Abbe, Dr. Charlie Shoemaker, and Tran Van Tich aboard USS Sanctuary

SubjectPortrait of Dr. Charles P. Shoemaker Jr. American, 1937 - 2024
DateSeptember 1970
MediumPhotography
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 7 × 5in. (17.8 × 12.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth Abbe
DescriptionBlack and white photograph of Dr. Bob Abbe (left) and Dr. Charlie Shoemaker (right) with a young Vietnamese boy, Tran Van Tich, (center) on the U.S. Navy hospital ship USS Sanctuary in September 1970 during the Vietnam War. Both men are standing, wearing eyeglasses, and wearing their khaki uniforms. The boy is wearing a short sleeve shirt and shorts.
Object number2024.35.3
CopyrightIn Copyright
InscribedHandwritten in pencil on back: "RRA, Tran Van Tich, Charlie / Shoemaker / Sep 70"
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