[VIETNAM]. A group of approx. 120 photographs assembled by African American soldier Vernon Clifton Battel, many taken while serving in Vietnam.

12 x 10 in. bound photo album with green fabric cover marked “MEMORY OF SOUTH VIETNAM“ above an enclosed Sampan and a coastal map of Vietnam belonging to US Army veteran Vernon Clifton Battel. (Flaking and yellowing of scrap book pages, splits forming through the covers, age discolorations to photos, Polaroid photos separating, glue has broken down behind photos leaving them loose in the album.) Consists of approx. 120 photographs including images of Battel in Vietnam, and at US Army installations in the USA; multiple photographs of Battel taking the taxi in Vietnam; images of the barracks and the decorations set up by members of his unit, including posters of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., popular musicians of the time, and vintage pornography; images of his family; and photos of home. Also included is his Selective Service Registration Certificate. Blank opening pages are covered with touching farewells and contact information from Battel's comrades. A bound testament to the memory of an African American soldier.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.