Civilians eating in a mess hall at TPS, Fort Benning, Georgia, 1944

Gift of Morton Steinberg
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Photograph. Civilians eating at a table in a mess hall. The photo serial number on the front is "169065." This is part of a photo series, 2014.574.037-.043. TPS Fort Benning, Georgia. After June 1944

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1944-07-
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Items from the service of Captain Morton H. Bernstein. Bernstein worked in the Army Air Forces, Material Command, Eastern Procurement District in New York. His primary task was to source and acquire material, primarily silk, for parachutes that were used by USAAF air crews and US Army paratroopers. This collection consists of sixty-six photographs of a site visit to Fort Benning, Georgia, showing paratrooper training, jumps, and civilian professionals inspecting parachute material.
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Fort Benning
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32.350
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-84.967
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Soldiers--American--United States
Mess halls--United States
Parachutes--American--United States
Rifles--American--United States