Inventory of the Mrs. Albert M. Nelson photograph collection

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Title: Mrs. Albert M. Nelson photograph collection
Date (inclusive): 1953-1954
Collection Number: 72006
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 2 envelopes (0.2 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Depicts the signing of the Korean War truce by General Mark Clark, 1953, and American naval activities at Yokosuka, Japan, 1954.
source: Nelson, Mrs. Albert M.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Access

The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Use

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1972.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Mrs. Albert M. Nelson photograph collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Scope and Content of Collection

Depicts the signing of the Korean War truce by General Mark Clark, 1953, and American naval activities at Yokosuka, Japan, 1954.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Pictorial works
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Pictorial works
United States -- Armed Forces -- Japan -- Pictorial works
Nelson, Mrs. Albert M.
Clark, Mark W. (Mark Wayne), 1896-1984
United States. Naval Base (Yokosuka, Japan)

envelope A

19 photographs depicting U.S. Fleet activities at Yokosuka, Japan: construction of a pier ("Sherman Pier") and of caissons 1954

box B

21 photos taken on the occasion of the signing of the truce by UN Supreme Commander Mark W. Clark at his headquarters near Munsan, Korea 1953