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Showing posts with label Exhibits. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Exhibits. Show all posts
Thursday, September 24, 2020

Captured Viet Cong Propaganda

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The Hampton Roads Naval Museum’s  "Ten Thousand-Day War at Sea"  exhibit is home to various propaganda artifacts, such as the one ...
Thursday, August 6, 2020

From Saigon with Love

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This wedding dress was sewn by Beverly O'Shea, from fine silk bought by her husband Mike in Saigon before their stateside wedding. (...
Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Necessity was the Mother of Lethality (Part 3): Handmade Viet Cong Carbine

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This slide and slam-action carbine, captured from the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War, is from the collections of the Naval History and ...
Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Necessity was the Mother of Lethality (Part 2): Scrap Wood & Metal Becomes Pistol

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Cut off from a reliable source of manufactured goods early in the war thanks in part to U.S. and Republic of Vietnam Navy vigilance, Natio...
Friday, May 29, 2020

Necessity was the Mother of Lethality (Part 1): RC Can Becomes VC Grenade

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From its origins in Columbus, Georgia, in 1934, RC Cola became one of the most popular drinks in America during the Second World War, ...
Monday, May 25, 2020

The "Zoo" for Humans during the Vietnam War

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ABOVE: In the Ngã Tư Sở section of Hanoi, the Democratic Republic of Vietnam's Cự Lộc facility (outlined in red) the northernmost ...
Friday, March 13, 2020

On an Ejection Seat and a Prayer

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In this incredible photo sequence (above and below) taken by Lieutenant Junior Grade Al Zink of Light Photographic Squadron 63, Lieutenant...
Friday, February 28, 2020

Forty Years Ago: Clive Cussler's Contentious Contribution

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The image of the ill-fated sloop-of-war USS Cumberland looms large in the logo and front window of the Hampton Roads Naval Museum in down...