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Document identity
localId
FI0000640
label
William Bradwell on Leave, 1942
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obj
dtoType
photograph
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
FI0000640
contentType
photograph
aggregator
fortepan.us
stage
normalized
credit
Leonard Curtis
sourceCaption
Location: This photograph was taken on the back porch of the Harold and Winnie Bradwell home.
People: Pictured is William Bradwell (1917-1945), the oldest of the children of Harold Leroy and Winnie Reed Bradwell and my mother’s oldest brother.
Activity: William Bradwell was home on leave from service in WWII. It was probably his last trip home as William was killed in action at Libramont, Belgium on January 11, 1945.
year
1942
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC-BY-SA-4.0
subjects
Military and Veterans
Portraits - Individual
country
Grand Junction
city
Grand Junction
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1
source
import
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analyze
observe-batch
Source extras
accession
FI0000640
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yes
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belt
chiaroscuro
necktie
steps
uniform
wind
width
3000
height
4343
schema:latitude
42.033143
schema:longitude
-94.236792
place
Grand Junction
contributorId
85
placeId
32206
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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3000
height
4343
description
This 1942 photograph captures William Bradwell, in military uniform, on the porch of the family home in Grand Junction. He was on leave during World War II, likely his last visit as he was killed in action in 1945. The image highlights a moment of familial connection before his deployment in a significant historical context.