[VIETNAM]. Photo album and accompanying paperwork identified to African American US Army Sergeant Howard L. Cooper. Ca 1960s.
Sale 994 - African Americana
Feb 23, 2022
11:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
Estimate
$400 -
$600
Sold for $594
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[VIETNAM]. Photo album and accompanying paperwork identified to African American US Army Sergeant Howard L. Cooper. Ca 1960s.
Black lacquered album approx. 12 1/2 x 8 3/4 in. (heavy wear especially at edges, cover missing) containing 20 paper album pages with over 100 photographs, most secured with corner tabs (conditions vary, some with light soil, toning, abrasions, adhesive residue). Handwritten blue pen notations at top of several pages identify the images to 1963, while one photograph at rear of album bears the date stamp of February 1965. Photographs are predominantly black and white snapshots which appear to document a tour in Vietnam and then possibly a later assignment. Images document military activity while also capturing Cooper and fellow soldiers at the base and/or in leisure time activities. Some images with identifications on back including soldiers' names.
[With:] 3 military documents: a 1968 Letter of Appreciation written to Sergeant Howard L. Cooper from his commanding officer at Headquarters Company, US Army Traffic Management Agency, Central Europe; a 1971 Letter of Appreciation to Cooper from Chief of the Transportation Division, with a note "to continue the fine service you have rendered to the military as you undertake your second tour of duty in the Republic of Vietnam"; and a 1973 Letter of Recommendation commending Cooper for his "attitude, military bearing and desire to satisfy" and including recommendation for promotion to the next higher grade.
Property from a 35-Year Collection from the Southern United States
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