Dr. Bob Abbe and Dr. Charlie Shoemaker 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) on the bridge of 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.
Object number2024.35.2
CopyrightIn Copyright
InscribedHandwritten in black ink on back: "Charlie Shoemaker (Amherst '59) / and me / Sep 1970 USS Sanctuary / Bridge"Handwritten in pencil on Post-It Note affixed to back: "Charlie / Shoemaker & / Bob Abbe / Amherst / classmates / 1959"
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Dr. Charles P. Shoemaker Jr.
September 1970
September 1970
26 August 1971
2 January 1970
Dr. Cyrus Pendleton
Dr. Cyrus Pendleton
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