Soldier Shows: Museum Object and Cultural History
Soldier Shows: Date made: 1941 - 1945. publisher: Army Service Forces. Object Name: booklet.
The object in the museum catalogue
Soldier Shows, Staging Area and Transport Entertainment Guide. This World War 2 era book contains scripts for use in stage presentations and radio broadcasts to be performed by military and non-miltary personel. Content includes sketches, quizzes, parodies, and games. Printed by Headquarters, Army Service Forces, Washington, D.C.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date made: 1941 - 1945
- publisher: Army Service Forces
- Object Name: booklet
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 10 1/2 in x 8 in; 26.67 cm x 20.32 cm
- place made: United States: District of Columbia
- Subject: Entertainment
- Subject: Theater
- Subject: World War II
- related event: World War II
- ID Number: 1987.0439.07.05
- accession number: 1987.0439
- catalog number: 1987.0439.07.05
- Credit Line: Gift of Karen L. Beverly and Edgar D.W. Beverly
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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