Vietnam War
by Barr Ashcraft, 1974
Ashcraft, a UMass Amherst alum, worked as a photojournalist in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos in the early 1970s. As a stringer covering the Vietnam War, he found himself alarmingly close to combat.
The accompanying label reads: "Taking cover. As Viet Cong open up on us from treeline in the distance when we approach the ARVN [Army of the Republic of Vietnam] and the photographer prepare to run for cover."
Title
ARVN soldiers taking cover
Creator
Ashcraft, Barr G., 1940-2005
Date
1974
Extent
1 photograph
Description
Ashcraft, a UMass Amherst alum, worked as a photojournalist in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos in the early 1970s. As a stringer covering the Vietnam War, he found himself alarmingly close to combat. The accompanying label reads: "Taking cover. As Viet Cong open up on us from treeline in the distance when we approach the ARVN [Army of the Republic of Vietnam] and the photographer prepare to run for cover."
Collection:
Barr G. Ashcraft Photograph Collection (PH 007)
Identifier
muph007-b002-i025
Cite As:
ARVN soldiers taking cover. Photograph by Barr Ashcraft. Barr G. Ashcraft Photograph Collection (PH 007).
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