US MILITARY in SOUTH KOREA AFRICAN AMERICAN 1978-1988 PHOTO ALBUM LOT
Item #1438
These two photo albums comprise about 240 photographs formerly the property of African American military officer Edward Jackson. One (11 3/4” x 13 1/4”) album possesses 218 photographs across 40 leaves/80 pages. This spiral-bound album is in good shape, and all pages are in use. The second album contains 22 photographs on 8 leaves/13 pages with an additional 6 leaves and 17 pages which are not used. This (11 3/4” x 13”) second album is in less than perfect shape with loose photographs, and loose cover, the front cover is detached and the internal workings of the spine is visible. Items that are not loose are contained behind plastic sheaths. A few photos appear to be missing from the pages of both albums.
During the continued presence of the U.S. Military in South Korea well into the later part of the 20th century, Edward Jackson was a Keypunch Operator at home at the Hunter Army Airfield in Georgia for the Division Material Management Center 24th Infantry , for which he received a letter of appreciation enclosed here. Later, he was a SP4 specialist of the 2nd Army Guard Company (AG CO) in Korea. According to the military’s website this was the U.S. Army’s last permanently forward-stationed division present in South Korea.
In this collection there are photographs of “Bro Jackson”, and fellow black military officers, many of whom are named in captions beside the photographs. Many of these photos have wonderful color backdrops, and one photo is a trick photo or Bro Jackson shown twice in one image. A Korean woman appears in many photos, it is assumed this was Jackson’s lover. Other images include family photographs of youth and elders, etc. Further, many pictures of the military’s recreational baseball teams are pictured here in snapshots. One image of two helicopters flying over a pyramid in Egypt has marker indications and writing. The helicopter cabin is circled pointing to a handwritten note that reads: That’s me! Flying high above Egypt (April 23, 1987)”.
Newspaper clippings include nearly seventeen articles and photographs detailing the assassination of the former President of South Korea Park Chung Hee and his five bodyguards (Oct. 26, 1979). One article details the plot leading up to the assassination, and the following images provide a look into the ceremony and burial sites of the former president.
Three newspaper clipping photographs of the “Battle of New Orleans”, the boxing event televised on September 15th, 1978 showcase the rematch fight between Leon Spinks and Muhammad Ali for the WBA and The Ring Championships. Two of the images are provided with neat handwritten script, one reads: “Leon Spinks appears terrorized as Muhammad Ali slams terrific right to his mug, sending a shower of water from the Champ’s head at close quarters in the New Orleans ring.”.
Price: $750.00