United States Marine Corp boot camp: recruit climbing across poles

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United States Marine Corp boot camp: recruit climbing across poles
United States Marine Corp boot camp: recruit climbing across poles
Artist/Maker (American, b. 1938)
Date1967
MediumVintage gelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 11 5/8 × 7 5/8 in. (29.5 × 19.4 cm) Image: 11 5/8 × 7 5/8 in. (29.5 × 19.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2022.15.257
Not on view
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Provenance 2022: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art)
Provenance: from the collection of Charles-Henri Favrod, the founding director of the Musée de l'Elysée de la Photographie in Lausanne, Switzerland
Markings Verso, bottom right (blue stamp): "© Burke UZZLE Magnum"
Inscribed Verso, upper left corner: "BU-F-23" and "4000"
Verso, top center: "FCC C 4944"
Verso, bottom right corner: "67.17.36/17"
United States Marine Corp boot camp: a recruit that has fallen off a rope is made to stand by himself in front of his buddies, for discipline.
United States Marine Corp boot camp: a recruit that has fallen off a rope is made to stand by himself in front of his buddies, for discipline.
Burk Uzzle
Date: 1967
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.258
United States Marine Corp boot camp: recruit about to sit with rifle
United States Marine Corp boot camp: recruit about to sit with rifle
Burk Uzzle
Date: 1967
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.261
United States Marine Corp boot camp: black recruit with rifle
United States Marine Corp boot camp: black recruit with rifle
Burk Uzzle
Date: 1967
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.262
United States Marine Corp boot camp: "The Motivation Platoon". Recruits crawling through muddy swamp water as part of infiltration course
United States Marine Corp boot camp: "The Motivation Platoon". Recruits crawling through muddy swamp water as part of infiltration course
Burk Uzzle
Date: 1967
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.264
United States Marine Corp boot camp: the climax of a hellish day for this man from the Motivation platoon. He has made it through the day with all its forced marches, exercises, and infiltration course, but is now being led (and orally humiliated at the same time) to a resident psychologist for examination
United States Marine Corp boot camp: the climax of a hellish day for this man from the Motivation platoon. He has made it through the day with all its forced marches, exercises, and infiltration course, but is now being led (and orally humiliated at the same time) to a resident psychologist for examination
Burk Uzzle
Date: 1967
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.263
Portrait of United States Marine Corps recruit wearing glasses
Portrait of United States Marine Corps recruit wearing glasses
Burk Uzzle
Date: 1967
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.256
Two marines partly in shadow
Two marines partly in shadow
Burk Uzzle
Date: 1967
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.260
In Full Battle Gear: as he arrives at a staging area at Dong Ha, South Vietnam, a United States Marine carries full battle gear plus a folding chair he scrounged somewhere. The Marine spent a comfortable night in the chair before climbing aboard a helicopter and flying into battle
In Full Battle Gear: as he arrives at a staging area at Dong Ha, South Vietnam, a United States Marine carries full battle gear plus a folding chair he scrounged somewhere. The Marine spent a comfortable night in the chair before climbing aboard a helicopter and flying into battle
Horst Faas
Date: 1966
Medium: Vintage Associated Press wirephoto
Object number: 2022.15.126
United States marines watched while Vietnamese farmers, using the traditional hand operated equipment, worked in an irrigation ditch of a rice paddy in the Hieu Duc district. The farmers continue to pursue chores despite increasing pressure from the Viet Cong
United States marines watched while Vietnamese farmers, using the traditional hand operated equipment, worked in an irrigation ditch of a rice paddy in the Hieu Duc district. The farmers continue to pursue chores despite increasing pressure from the Viet Cong
Unknown artist
Date: April 1969
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.182
Snowy landscape with electrical poles
Snowy landscape with electrical poles
Henriette Grindat
Date: 1950s-60s
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.224
At a memorial service for comrades killed earlier this week in a fierce battle at the Michelin rubber plantation in South Vietnam, two soldiers of the United States 1st infantry division held their weapons as they prayed for the dead
At a memorial service for comrades killed earlier this week in a fierce battle at the Michelin rubber plantation in South Vietnam, two soldiers of the United States 1st infantry division held their weapons as they prayed for the dead
Horst Faas
Date: December 9, 1965
Medium: Vintage Associated Press wirephoto with retouching
Object number: 2022.15.131
Faas and Arnett on the Move: this photo of Horst Faas (left) and Peter Arnett was made during their three month tour of the United States
Faas and Arnett on the Move: this photo of Horst Faas (left) and Peter Arnett was made during their three month tour of the United States
Horst Faas
Date: April 14, 1971
Medium: Vintage Associated Press wirephoto
Object number: 2022.15.124