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Black and white image of a man seated in a chair and a woman standing next to him, painting han…
Couple in Germany
Black and white image of a man seated in a chair and a woman standing next to him, painting han…
Black and white image of a man seated in a chair and a woman standing next to him, painting hanging behind them and dining room visible to the right

Couple in Germany

Object NamePhotograph
Historic Owner
Association
DateDecember 31, 1961
PeriodCold War
Mediumphotographic paper
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Museum purchase. P2017.05.22
Object numberP2017.05.22
DescriptionPhotograph, Black and white; Vertical image of a man seated in a chair and a woman standing next to him. The light-skinned man is wearing a suit and holding a hat in his hand. The light-skinned woman is wearing a dark suit. A painting is over the man and there are curtains on either side of the framed picture. A dining room is in another room on the right. There is a white border around the image and the top and bottom borders are scalloped. The back has “31 Dec 1961 // Lt. Gen. + Mrs. J.C. Oakes // Stuttgart, Germany” written in black ink and “Polaroid”, “47”, and “1” stamped in black and blue.

Description from accompanying letter dated January 6, 1962 reads “Also enclosed is a picture of LT Gen Oakes, Commanding General of the U.S. VII Army Corps with HdQtrs in Stuttgart, Germany.”

For full text of letters, see A2017.05 or ArchivesSpace record https://intrepidmuseum.libraryhost.com/repositories/2/resources/113
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