U.S. Army helicopter skimming along at tree height near Civil Guard post attacked by about 400 VC guerillas, who were repulsed. Shown below is village attacked by Vietnamese Army artillery

© Estate of Larry Burrows

U.S. Army helicopter skimming along at tree height near Civil Guard post attacked by about 400 VC guerillas, who were repulsed. Shown below is village attacked by Vietnamese Army artillery

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U.S. Army helicopter skimming along at tree height near Civil Guard post attacked by about 400 VC guerillas, who were repulsed. Shown below is village attacked by Vietnamese Army artillery,

April 7, 1964

Larry Burrows, 1926–1971; born London, UK; died Laos
2019-124

Information

Title
U.S. Army helicopter skimming along at tree height near Civil Guard post attacked by about 400 VC guerillas, who were repulsed. Shown below is village attacked by Vietnamese Army artillery
Dates

April 7, 1964

Maker
Larry Burrows
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
22.5 × 33.5 cm (8 7/8 × 13 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund
Object Number
2019-124
Place Depicted

Asia, Vietnam

Inscription
in blue pencil, on verso upper center: [in graphite] Vietnam - cities [underlined] | USAF- in FC - Vietnam [underlined] | Vietman-Pol.-Revolutions-Viet Cong [underlined] | (US Army helicopter skimming along | at tree height near Civil Guard post | attacked by about 400 VC guerillas, | who were repulsed shown below is | village near attacked post that was | largely destroyed by Vietnamed Army artillery
Marks/Labels/Seals
Stamp in red ink, on verso center right: LIFE PICTURE COLLECTION Stamp in purple ink, on verso lower center: LIFE MAGAZINE | LIFE PHOTO BY | Larry Burrows | Property of Life Magazine | Reproduction Forbidden without Express Consent || Take No. || Date | 4/7/64 || Set No. | 70342 | [handwritten in blue] 70342 || Story & Location | Lodge in Saigon || [various other sections of stamp]
Culture
British
Type
photographs, gelatin silver prints
Techniques
gelatin silver process
Subject
firearms, bird's-eye views, photojournalism, soldiers, wars, men

Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund

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