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Description: The collection consists of two scrapbooks containing photographs of Frank Thompson and various friends in New York City, Vermont, and during Thompson's service in the United States Army in Germany and Sicily during World War Two. The photographs document the lives and culture of gay men in the 1940s and 1950s.
Names: Thompson, Frank (Creator)
Dates / Origin: Date Created: 1940 - 1953
Library locations: Manuscripts and Archives Division; Shelf locator: MssCol 4797
Topics: Gay men -- New York (State) -- New York (N.Y.); United States -- Army -- Military life; Gays in the military -- United States; Homosexuality -- United States; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy -- Sicily; New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century; Soldiers
Genres: Albums (Books); Photographs
Notes: Date: The bulk of the collection was created between 1944-1945.
Physical Description: Extent: .5 linear feet (2 boxes)
Type of Resource: Still image
Identifiers: MSS Unit ID: 4797; NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b18668858; Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2f0baa50-c626-012f-c85f-58d385a7bc34

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