A Child's First Lesson: teacher in a Peking school holds up card for children to repeat in English language class. Poems on Chairman Mao and the Red Guard movement are subjects in first year class of 23rd secondary school of Peking

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A Child's First Lesson: teacher in a Peking school holds up card for children to repeat in English language class. Poems on Chairman Mao and the Red Guard movement are subjects in first year class of 23rd secondary school of Peking
A Child's First Lesson: teacher in a Peking school holds up card for children to repeat in English language class. Poems on Chairman Mao and the Red Guard movement are subjects in first year class of 23rd secondary school of Peking
Artist/Maker (German, 1933 – 2012)
DateFebruary 25, 1972
MediumVintage Associated Press wirephoto
DimensionsImage: 8 × 7 9/16 in. (20.3 × 19.2 cm) Sheet: 8 1/16 × 8 in. (20.5 × 20.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2023.12.193
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Markings Verso, right center (stamp, red ink): "STATES / COMET"
Verso, lower center (newspaper clipping): "TEACHER HOLDS UP A CARD for children to / repeat in English language class. Poems of Mao / and the Red Guard movement are subjects in first- / year class."
Verso, lower right (stamp, red ink): "FEB 25 1972"
Published References With manuscript title, date stamp and newspaper caption affixed to verso
Inscribed Verso, upper left corner (pencil): "HF-CH-09.2 / 2500"
Verso, upper center (grease pencil): "4 1/2"
Verso, center (pencil): "2 cols - / CHILDREN #3"
US stewardesses change dollars into Chinese currency (yuan) at Bank of China counter at Shanghai airport under large picture of Chairman Mao. Stewardesses bought souvenirs at friendship stores during stopover of US newsmen flight from Hawaii to Peking
US stewardesses change dollars into Chinese currency (yuan) at Bank of China counter at Shanghai airport under large picture of Chairman Mao. Stewardesses bought souvenirs at friendship stores during stopover of US newsmen flight from Hawaii to Peking
Horst Faas
Date: February 20, 1972
Medium: Vintage Associated Press wirephoto
Object number: 2023.12.194
Ready On the Firing Line: a Chinese Army squad prepares to fire in a small arms demonstration at the 196th Division of the Greater Peking Municipality. The vice commander of the division says its main task is to be militarily prepared to defend China and liberate Taiwan
Ready On the Firing Line: a Chinese Army squad prepares to fire in a small arms demonstration at the 196th Division of the Greater Peking Municipality. The vice commander of the division says its main task is to be militarily prepared to defend China and liberate Taiwan
Horst Faas
Date: August 14, 1972
Medium: Vintage Associated Press wirephoto
Object number: 2023.12.195
Aid and Protection: pistol drawn and his body protecting that of wounded U.S. paratrooper, medic PFC Andrew G. Brown of Chicago searches jungle for sniper. He and Spec. 4 Gerald Levy of New York crawled through the jungle to dress the wounds of the unidentified paratrooper while a live grenade, ready to go ff at the slightest movement, lay nearby. Action took place yesterday near Thuong Lang, Vietnam
Aid and Protection: pistol drawn and his body protecting that of wounded U.S. paratrooper, medic PFC Andrew G. Brown of Chicago searches jungle for sniper. He and Spec. 4 Gerald Levy of New York crawled through the jungle to dress the wounds of the unidentified paratrooper while a live grenade, ready to go ff at the slightest movement, lay nearby. Action took place yesterday near Thuong Lang, Vietnam
Horst Faas
Date: 1965
Medium: Vintage Associated Press wirephoto
Object number: 2022.15.127
The first Germans taken prisoner in the Western Desert arrive at Cairo railway station en route to prison camp. Egyptian police hold back the guards gathered to watch their arrival
The first Germans taken prisoner in the Western Desert arrive at Cairo railway station en route to prison camp. Egyptian police hold back the guards gathered to watch their arrival
George Rodger
Date: c. 1941
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2020.9.209
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
Amphibious Operation in Vietnam: up to his helmet in water but careful to keep his weapon and pack dry, a South Vietnam soldier struggled to regain his footing on a creek crossing during a major operation against the Communist Viet Cong recently in the Darlac Plateau area, about 160 miles northeast of Saigon. The sortie was carried out in heavy rain and through thick jungles in an effort to root out Communist guerrillas
Amphibious Operation in Vietnam: up to his helmet in water but careful to keep his weapon and pack dry, a South Vietnam soldier struggled to regain his footing on a creek crossing during a major operation against the Communist Viet Cong recently in the Darlac Plateau area, about 160 miles northeast of Saigon. The sortie was carried out in heavy rain and through thick jungles in an effort to root out Communist guerrillas
Horst Faas
Date: 1962
Medium: Vintage Associated Press wirephoto
Object number: 2022.15.125
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
Viet Cong The Burning Issue: American F100 jet drops two canisters of napalm toward a Viet Cong machine gun position on the bank of the Rach Beng river, 70 miles northwest of Saigon, as a soldier of the 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry, who had been landed by helicopter wades through the tall grass in foreground. The Rach Beng here forms the border between South Vietnam and Cambodia. The infantrymen were landed some 400 yards from the border and moved in to capture hundreds of tons of Viet Cong supplies
Viet Cong The Burning Issue: American F100 jet drops two canisters of napalm toward a Viet Cong machine gun position on the bank of the Rach Beng river, 70 miles northwest of Saigon, as a soldier of the 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry, who had been landed by helicopter wades through the tall grass in foreground. The Rach Beng here forms the border between South Vietnam and Cambodia. The infantrymen were landed some 400 yards from the border and moved in to capture hundreds of tons of Viet Cong supplies
Horst Faas
Date: May 3, 1966
Medium: Vintage Associated Press wirephoto
Object number: 2022.15.128
A platoon leader, seriously wounded when he stepped on a mine, is carried by Vietnamese soldiers retreating from the mountain where they had attacked the Viet Cong unsuccessfully. Along the side of the road, other soldiers watch for snipers in the thick growth
A platoon leader, seriously wounded when he stepped on a mine, is carried by Vietnamese soldiers retreating from the mountain where they had attacked the Viet Cong unsuccessfully. Along the side of the road, other soldiers watch for snipers in the thick growth
Horst Faas
Date: September 9, 1962
Medium: Vintage Associated Press wirephoto
Object number: 2022.15.129
Searching for the Viet Cong: with helicopter airborne in a clearing, some US paratroopers crouch in grass as others head for the jungles in search of the Viet Cong during Operation Junction City. This assault by the 173rd Airborne Brigade took place last week some 65 miles northwest of Saigon
Searching for the Viet Cong: with helicopter airborne in a clearing, some US paratroopers crouch in grass as others head for the jungles in search of the Viet Cong during Operation Junction City. This assault by the 173rd Airborne Brigade took place last week some 65 miles northwest of Saigon
Horst Faas
Date: 1967
Medium: Vintage Associated Press wirephoto
Object number: 2022.15.130
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
F5's Tested Against Enemy in Vietnam: two US Air Force F5 Freedom Fighters which are among the dozen of the needle-nosed fighters being tested in Vietnam are shown circling the Black Virgin Mountain near Cambodian border in a strike against the enemy. A provisional squadron is carrying out an exhaustive 120-day test of these planes, weighing assets against some obvious drawbacks. Containers under bellies of planes are fuel tanks
F5's Tested Against Enemy in Vietnam: two US Air Force F5 Freedom Fighters which are among the dozen of the needle-nosed fighters being tested in Vietnam are shown circling the Black Virgin Mountain near Cambodian border in a strike against the enemy. A provisional squadron is carrying out an exhaustive 120-day test of these planes, weighing assets against some obvious drawbacks. Containers under bellies of planes are fuel tanks
Horst Faas
Date: December 1, 1965
Medium: Vintage Associated Press wirephoto
Object number: 2022.15.132