Dr. Charles E. Gail photographs, 1951-1952

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The Gail Project

Summary

Creators:
Gail, Dr. Charles E.
Abstract:
This collection contains gelatin silver photographs of Okinawa, taken from 1951-1952.
Extent:
3 Linear feet 4 boxes
Language:
English and Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

Dr. Charles E. Gail photographs. MS 470. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of 154 gelatin silver photographs of Okinawa, it's people and daily life, taken from 1951-1952 by Dr. Gail during his tour of duty.

Biographical / historical:

Charles Eugene Gail, DDS (October 21, 1921-May 3, 2003) was born in Chetopa, Kansas and raised in San Bernardino, California. He was an avid photographer all of his life. He graduated from the University of Southern California in 1945 and practiced dentistry for over 50 years in Montrose, California. During the Korean War, he was stationed at an Army Hospital in Okinawa between December 1951 and November 1953. During this period, he took unique pictures of the post-war island and its people. In later years, he focused his photographic works on Sierras and White Mountains in California.

Geraldine Gail 9/4/2013

Acquisition information:
Gift of Geraldine Gail, September 2013. Two mounted prints gift of Laura Julia Heins, 2018.
Processing information:
Processed by:
M. Carey
Date Completed:
April 2014
Encoded by:
M. Carey
Arrangement:

Dr. Gail's captions are shown in quotes in the Container List. The descriptions in brackets are supplied by the archivist.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection open for research.

Terms of access:

Property rights for this collection reside with the University of California. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. The publication or use of any work protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use for research or educational purposes requires written permission from the copyright owner. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user. For more information on copyright or to order a reproduction, please visit the UCSC Special Collections and Archives website.

Preferred citation:

Dr. Charles E. Gail photographs. MS 470. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.

Location of this collection:
Special Collections and Archives, University Library
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95064, US
Contact:
(831) 459-2547
speccoll@library.ucsc.edu
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