Biographical Information:
Scope and Contents
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Preferred Citation:
Processing Information:
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: Fred Bridges Photograph Collection
Creator:
Bridges, Fred
Identifier/Call Number: OCH.FBP
Physical Description:
0.45 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1945-1946
Abstract: The Fred Bridges Photograph Collection
contains photographs documenting street scenes, local events, and individual U.S. Marines
stationed in Tanggu and Tientsin, China as part of the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion. A
booklet issued to Marines stationed in China provides insight into American perceptions of
China immediately following World War II.
Language of Material:
English.
Biographical Information:
Fred Bridges took part in the World War II invasion of Normandy as a Navy hospital
corpsman. After the invasion he was transferred to the Fleet Marines, before being assigned
to the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion. As part of that Battalion, Bridges went to Okinawa and
then to Tanggu and Tientsin, China in September 1945. He returned to the United States on
the USS
General Meigs and attended college after completing his
service. In 1950 he joined the U.S. Army and went to Korea and served as a fort and air
observer. After Korea he returned to the U.S. to finish school, and became a math, science,
and P.E. teacher at a middle school in Portland, Oregon. He also joined the Army Reserve and
retired as a Captain.
Scope and Contents
The Fred Bridges Photograph Collection contains photographs related to Bridges' time as a
United States Marine stationed in China as part of the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion.
Photographs primarily depict U.S. Marines stationed in Tanggu and Tientsin (Tianjin) in
northern China, but also include street scenes. U.S. Marines related photographs include
prisoners of war, Marine air transport, and the Tientsin Japanese girls school used as
barracks. Tientsin street scenes include the British and Russian concessions, a Buddist
shrine, Catholic cathedral, and a funeral. The Collection also includes "A Marine's Guide to
North China" booklet that was issued to U.S. Marines stationed in China at the end of World
War II.
Related Material
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use:
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.
Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials
protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires
the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Fred Bridges. 11/14/2014.
Preferred Citation:
For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style manual,
or see the
Citing Archival Materials
guide.
Processing Information:
Mallory Furnier, 2017
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Ephemera
Photographs