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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Aerial Photo Reconnaissance Cycle for the 47th Infantry Division Booklet
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2008.0005
- Creators:
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United States. Army
- Dates:
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bulk 1952
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.05 Cubic feet(1 folder)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of one 8 by 10 inch photograph of Ivan Becker holding a Fairchild K20 aerial camera in front of a Cessna L-19, and the booklet, "Aerial Photo Reconnaissance cycle for the 47th Infantry Division."
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Ivan Becker (b. 1938) was born in Budapest, Hungary. Orphaned by the Holocaust, he immigrated to the United States in 1946. In 1951, Becker was drafted into the United States Army, where he was trained and worked as an Army photographer for the 47th Infantry Division. Becker was discharged in 1953, and become a successful businessman. In 2007, Becker was appointed by President Bush to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, the governing body of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Ivan Becker, Gift, 2007
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access.
Preferred Citation
Aerial Photo Reconnaissance Cycle for the 47th Infantry Division Booklet, Accession 2008-0005, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Conditions Governing Use
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Keywords
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| Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corporation | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| United States. Army | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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