African American officer candidate Perry Johnson (left) and Corporal George Bethel (center) standing and reading papers while African American officer candidate Travis L. Banks (right) looks on, Fort Benning, Georgia
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Title
African American officer candidate Perry Johnson (left) and Corporal George Bethel (center) standing and reading papers while African American officer candidate Travis L. Banks (right) looks on, Fort Benning, Georgia
Collection
Military
Post-World War II Activity
U.S. Army training centers and military bases
Names
United States. Army (Sponsor)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1946-05-02
Library Location
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Military
Subjects
African Americans
African-American soldiers
Armed Forces -- United States
Military bases -- United States
Georgia
African American men
United States -- Armed Forces -- African Americans
Fort Benning (Ga.)
Genres
Notes
Content: Caption on back: "Officer Candidate Perry Johnson (left), 2604 Indiana Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, has completed his 7th week in the 17-week cycle at the Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia. Candidate Johnson is 19 years old and had a year's service with the Army Air Corps prior to coming to Infantry OCS. Corporal George Bethel (center), 1208 7th Avenue, Akron, Ohio, is on detached service from his unit, the 364th Infantry Regiment, stationed in the Aleutian Islands, to attend the Non-Commissioned Officer school at Benning. Candidate Travis L. Banks (right), 718 Ferry Avenue, Camden, New Jersey, is also on the roster of men at Benning aspiring to become second lieutenants. 5/2/46."
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 1 photographic print: gelatin silver, 8 x 10 in.
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b13049857
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG96-F156
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b1a84050-c645-012f-7186-58d385a7bc34
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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "African American officer candidate Perry Johnson (left) and Corporal George Bethel (center) standing and reading papers while African American officer candidate Travis L. Banks (right) looks on, Fort Benning, Georgia" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1946. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b1a84050-c645-012f-7186-58d385a7bc34
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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1946). African American officer candidate Perry Johnson (left) and Corporal George Bethel (center) standing and reading papers while African American officer candidate Travis L. Banks (right) looks on, Fort Benning, Georgia Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b1a84050-c645-012f-7186-58d385a7bc34
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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "African American officer candidate Perry Johnson (left) and Corporal George Bethel (center) standing and reading papers while African American officer candidate Travis L. Banks (right) looks on, Fort Benning, Georgia" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 7, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b1a84050-c645-012f-7186-58d385a7bc34
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