Camoflauge netting covering artillery in New Orleans, Louisiana on 24 April 1943

Gift In Memory Richard V. Powell, Jr.
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Camoflauge netting covering artillery. Official caption: "This picture illustrates a pattern covering a quick opening embrasure. The outline of the machine is distinguishable between the mesh of the netting. The net can be quickly thrown back and the gun is then ready for use. The pattern has been adapted to the surrounding terrain. Army Service Forces Unit Training Center, New Orleans, La., April 24, 1943. Official U.S. Army Photograph. New Orleans Port of Embarkation. Publication Prohibited Unless Authorized. When published credit line must read: 'Photograph by U.S. Army.'" New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Donor: 
Mr. David Powell
Accession Number: 
2014.346.091
Date: 
04/24/1943
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Topical Subjects: 
Camouflage (Military science)--Louisiana
Artillery (Weaponry)--American--Louisiana
Military training--Louisiana
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Richard Vernon Powell Jr. was born 14 July 1920 in Beebe, Arkansas and served in the United States Army duing World War II. Powell had been attending Harvard Business School when he registered for service. He would later serve as a captain in the U.S. Army at the New Orleans Port of Embarkation (NOPE). Powell passed away on 17 August 1999 in Norman, Oklahoma. The collection consists of 200 black and white photographs, most created by the U.S. Army Signal Corps, that Powell collected during his service in Louisiana, Alabama, and Texas. Subjects include: The New Orleans Port of Embarkation (NOPE), the Army Service Forces Unit Training Center (ASFUTC), Services of Supply Unit Training Center (Camp Plauche/Camp Harahan), British Lend-Lease, Jackson Barracks, mosquito control, 814th Signal Port Company, 493rd Port Battalion, Sanitary Corps, Army Nurse Corps, 720th Railway Operating Battalion Transportation Corps Officer Candidate School, and the 400th and 393rd Stevedore Battalion.
Geography: 
New Orleans
Latitude: 
29.950
Longitude: 
-90.067
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Camouflage (Military science)--Louisiana
Artillery (Weaponry)--American--Louisiana
Military training--Louisiana