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Source Collection
Twentieth century photograph collection, Special Collections Department, University of Memphis Libraries
Identifier
sc.0462.011_002.007
Description
Men performing tent repair at the Memphis Army Service Forces Depot in Memphis, Tennessee, 1945. The men may be Axis prisoners of war. Depot Public Relations Office photograph.
Opened in 1942, the depot provided supplies including clothing, food, medical supplies, electronic equipment, petroleum products, and industrial chemicals. It also served as a prisoner of war camp.
Date Created
2021
Date
1945
Recommended Citation
"Memphis Army Service Forces Depot, 1945" (2021). Other images. 211.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-20thcenturyphoto3/211
Keywords
Prisoner-of-war camps--Tennessee--Memphis.