Register of the Brooks Korean War photographs
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Title: Brooks Korean War photographs
Date (inclusive): approximately 1950-approximately 1953
Collection Number: 2021C20
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In English and Korean
Physical Description:
1 oversize box
(1.5 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Member of the United States Army 519th Military Police Battalion. Collection includes photograph album and loose photographs,
depicting operations and daily life of the 519th Military Police Battalion in Korea.
Creator:
Brooks (Serviceman)
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
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Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2020.
[Identification of item], Brooks Korean War photographs, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Member of the United States Army 519th Military Police Battalion. Served during the Korean War.
Scope and Content of Collection
Consists of a photograph album and loose photographs, compiled by a member of the US Army 519th Battalion identified as Brooks.
Depicts operations and daily life of the 519th Military Police Battalion in Korea. Album includes 114 photographs of members
of the 519th Battalion, prisoners of war unloading from trucks, African American servicemen, and Koreans. Contains 11 loose
photographs of Brooks at home with his family.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Korean War, 1950-1953
African American soldiers
Photographs
Photograph albums
United States. Army.. Military Police Battalion, 519th
box 1
Album with handpainted silk cover approximately 1950-1953
box 1
11 loose photographs 1953, undated