Personal Narrative Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Edward Anthony Zipeto Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: Strategic Command; 1st Signal Brigade
- Location of Service: Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana; Tan Son Nhut, Vietnam
- Highest Rank: Specialist Five
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/96810
Stationed near Tan Son Nhut Air Force Base, Vietnam, Edward Anthony Zipeto typically focused his camera lens on the world around him, rather than taking shots of service buddies or self-portraits. While a handful of photographs depict his work in a military post office, the vast majority show elements of the local landscape that he clearly found intriguing such as a young Vietnamese civilian selling colorful balloons, a vendor's watermelon stand, and city streets filled with horse drawn buggies, cars, and pedicabs.
About this Item
Title
- Edward Anthony Zipeto Collection
Names
- Zipeto, Edward Anthony
- Zipeto, Edward A.
Home State
- Maryland
Headings
- - Zipeto, Edward Anthony
- - Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Race
- White
Status
- veteran
Service History
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: Strategic Command; 1st Signal Brigade
- Location of Service: Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana; Tan Son Nhut, Vietnam
- Highest Rank: Specialist Five
- Dates of Service: 1967-1970
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [6 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1968-1970)
- Manuscript: Maps [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 1969)
- Manuscript: Clippings [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 1967-10)
- Manuscript: Printed matter [7 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1969-1970)
- Photograph: Original photographic print [70 items] -- Photograph (collected 1969-1970)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/96810
Cite as
- Edward Anthony Zipeto Collection (AFC/2001/001/96810), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
Additional Metadata Formats
IIIF Presentation Manifest
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Highest Rank
Service Entrance
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Gender
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Home State
Interviewee
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- Personal Snapshots: Picturing the Vietnam War | Creative Expressions of Service | Serving: Our Voices | Veterans History Project Collection | Digital Collections
- Personal Snapshots: Picturing the Vietnam War | Vietnam War (1962 to 1973) | Serving: Our Voices | Veterans History Project Collection | Digital Collections