- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- General Powell, Colin L., American, 1937 - 2021
- Unidentified Man or Men
- United States Armed Forces, American, founded 1775
- United States Army, American, founded 1775
- Owned by
- General Powell, Colin L., American, 1937 - 2021
- Date
- ca. 1962-1971
- Medium
- ink on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 5 × 7 in. (12.7 × 17.8 cm)
- Caption
- General Powell kept this photograph on his desk in the study of his home in McLean, Virginia. He is pictured in Army fatigues with four other soldiers. This photograph was likely taken during one of Powell's two tours in Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
- Description
- A black-and-white print photograph of Colin L. Powell posing with fellow soldiers in Army combat fatigues, likely captured during the Vietnam War. Three of the men to the left of Powell wear long sleeve uniform shirts with double chest pockets and belted trousers tucked into their boots. Powell, standing on the far right of the photograph, and the tallest among the men, wears an oversize long sleeve jacket and trousers, tucked into his boots. It is a bright day and behind the men is a thatched-roof building.
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- photographic prints
- Topic
- Men
- Military
- Photography
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alma J. Powell
- Object number
- A2022.101.1.24
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown – Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




