Armed AH-1 Helicopters over MeKong River Delta in Vietnam

© Estate of Larry Burrows

Armed AH-1 Helicopters over MeKong River Delta in Vietnam

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Armed AH-1 Helicopters over MeKong River Delta in Vietnam,

April 1965

Larry Burrows, 1926–1971; born London, UK; died Laos
2019-120

Information

Title
Armed AH-1 Helicopters over MeKong River Delta in Vietnam
Dates

April 1965

Maker
Larry Burrows
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
33.7 × 23.8 cm (13 1/4 × 9 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund
Object Number
2019-120
Place Depicted

Asia, Vietnam

Inscription
in graphite, on verso upper left, cut off: N[A or H] [underlined] | Bleeding I | Army Copter in graphite, on verso right: 120 [underlined] | Rivers-MeKong [underlined] | Vietnam-Pol. Rev. - Viet Cong [underlined] | USAF in FC-Vietnam [underlined] | (armed copters, A-H1's, | over MeKong River delta | in Vietnam) | USAF- Aircraft-Helicopters-A H-1 [underlined] in black, on verso left: 646 [underlined] | 3c-49-17 in blue, on verso center: 70646-A in green, on verso lower center: 116% | 3222 [in circle] in graphite, on verso lower center right: 31.5% [in circle] | 63 [all crossed out in green] in black, on verso bottom: lot 2- | World Events | Issue 31, Apr 23, 1965 in ink, on verso lower right corner: 116 %
Marks/Labels/Seals
Stamp in red ink, on verso center: LIFE PICTURE COLLECTION Stamp in black ink, on verso center: [in rectangle] USED WORLD EVENTS | [handwritten] Vol III ISSUE 31-Chart | [stamp] PAGE [handwritten] Q [checkmark] Stamp in purple ink, on verso top left, very faint: [Life picture information]
Culture
British
Type
photographs, gelatin silver prints
Techniques
gelatin silver process
Subject
bird's-eye views, photojournalism, rivers, helicopters, soldiers, wars, men

Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund

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