by Persian Gulf , Arabian Gulf
[WWII] [Iran] Photo album of US Military in Persian Gulf Command. 38 original silver gelatin print photographs, most of sinking ships c. 1943-1945. Images of US Army soldiers as part of the Persian Gulf Command, a WWII initiative to secure allied Soviet supply lines through Iran. Original textured brown boards. 13 x 10 in. "Persian Gulf Command / Iran" printed on front cover, along with PGC insignia of 7-pointed white star and red scimitar blade, on a green shield. Photographs of various size from 1.25 x 2" to 2.5 x 4". During World War II, the U.S. Army's Persian Gulf Command maintained a supply line through Iran for the benefit of Soviet allies. One photograph of a soldier even shows Russian Cyrillic text for "American" (АМЕРИКАНСКИЙ) painted on the door of his Jeep. 23 photographs show badly damaged and sinking ships. Most photographs do not have captions, but one is labeled "Abadan, Iran" (a city in the south of Iran); and another image of a pool is labeled "Iran". 1 image is of 3 Iranian local men . Other photos show soldiers resting in their barracks, relaxing off-duty around a pool, or sights from their travels. (One photograph of soldiers in the 1940s was developed in 1967, others are period). In very good condition.
(Inventory #: 17136)