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Group of five soldiers in woods during training, between 1939 and 1945

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Title	Group of five soldiers in woods during training, between 1939 and 1945
Personal name	Hooper, Floyd Melvin, 1918-1959
Corporate name	United States. Army Air Forces
Topical entry	Military History World War II War Veterans--Tennessee--History--Sources World War, 1939-1945--Photography Street signs--Tennessee--Nashville World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects Military training camps Soldiers--Recreation Nostalgia Homesickness Tents Military life
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Description	A snapshot of a group of five soldiers posed casually in the woods outside of a large tent next to a tree serving as a signpost. Two homemade signs reading "5th Ave." and "Church Street" are nailed into the tree as if marking that intersection. During the 1940s, those streets were known as the heart of the shopping district in downtown Nashville. It is believed that all five men in the photograph came from Nashville and that one of the men is Floyd Melvin Hooper. This photo was taken early in World War II during training. Forms part of the Veterans History project. 1 photograph : b & w : 3.5 x 4.5 in.
Publisher	Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219
Contributors	Phillip H. Davis (Donor); Hooper, Floyd Melvin, 1918-1959 (Collector)
Date	between 1939 and 1945
Type	Still Image; Photographs
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	VHP-WWII-Hooper-p23
Language	English
Relation	Veterans History Project collection, World War II series, Floyd Melvin Hooper snapshots
Coverage	1930-1939; 1940-1949
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5782.
Location	Closed Stacks-VHP-WWII-Hooper-p23