Photographs - P.126.11 to P.126.20, 1952
Scope and Contents
P.126.11 Adolph Topperwein and Herb Parsons standing together. Herb holding a shotgun. On verso: Adolph Topperwein & Herb Parsons, Texas, on 89th birthday of Adolph Topperwein.
P.126.12 Herb Parsons and four other men standing together. Man in the center has 5 shotguns and a couple leather bags. On verso: “Low man in the squad carries the guns” L to r Maynard Henry, Los Angeles (99x100) Joe Cotant (100x100) Arnold Reigger, Seattle, Washington (98x100) H.R. Peterson, Dillion, Montana (99x100) Herb Parsons, Sommerville, Tennessee (99x100) Golden West Grand American, 1952 Harold’s Trap Shooting Club, Reno, Nevada Henry, Reigger, Peterson, and Parsons are members of the ATA Trapshooting Hall of Fame at Vandalia, Ohio. Henry & Peterson were Presidents of the ATA.
P.126.13.1 Herb Parsons standing, shooting at a range.
P.126.13.2 Herb Parsons standing, shooting at a range
P.126.14 Herb Parsons standing, shooting at a range, a man watches from background
P.126.15 Herb Parsons standing, shooting at a range, next to a table of firearms and a man watching.
P.126.16 Herb Parsons standing shooting machine gun, many spectators watching. On verso: Official USMC photograph by motion picture production unit, Marine Barracks Camp Joseph H. Pendleton, Oceanside, California. Job order date 5 Mar 1952
P.127.17 Herb Parsons standing next to a table of firearms, holding a gun.( Herb Parsons Shooting Western- Winchester Guns and Ammunition banner on table.) Man in the background holding a gun.
P.126.18 Herb Parsons shooting a machine gun next to a table of firearms. On verso: Official USMC photograph by motion picture production unit, Marine Barracks Camp Joseph H. Pendleton, Oceanside, California. Job order date 5 Mar 1952
P.126.19 Herb Parsons shooting a machine gun next to a table of firearms: On verso: Official USMC photograph by motion picture production unit, Marine Barracks Camp Joseph H. Pendleton, Oceanside, California. Job order date 5 Mar 1952
P.126.20 Herb Parsons shooting a machine gun. On verso: Herbert Parsons shows proper way to shoot machine gun. He had theory of shooting it no one else knew – whereby no kick. Made trip to Pentagon to try to get it established into Army manual- no luck.
Dates
- Created: 1952
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Extent
From the Collection: 1.00 boxes
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Parsons, Herb (Person)
Repository Details
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