S-053 COL Carl Mahakian Collection
![S-053 COL Carl Mahakian Collection 40 photos and 5 postcards. Photographs are from Paul Williams, capturing moments from his naval service during World War II. Collection highlights African-American life in the Navy during the war. Postcards are humorous World War II color cartoons. Donation was made by a third party with very little context, thus it is unclear if postcards are related to the Williams photographs. See detailed folder descriptions below. S-053 COL Carl Mahakian Collection 40 photos and 5 postcards. Photographs are from Paul Williams, capturing moments from his naval service during World War II. Collection highlights African-American life in the Navy during the war. Postcards are humorous World War II color cartoons. Donation was made by a third party with very little context, thus it is unclear if postcards are related to the Williams photographs. See detailed folder descriptions below.](/content/history/nhhc/our-collections/photography/alphabetical---donations0/m/s-053-col-carl-mahakian-collection/_jcr_content/mediaitem/image.img.jpg/1531837611567.jpg)
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S-053-A: 5 postcards with humorous and slightly risqué color cartoons circa World War II, showing inspections, uniforms, inoculations, dating, and mock Nazi sub-hunting.
S-053-B: 40 photographs from an album once belonging to Paul Williams, capturing moments from his naval service during World War II. Photographs highlights African-American life in the Navy, showing Naval Training School Norfolk graduating class, wedding photo of a Chief in Oakland, CA, crossing the line ceremony, sailors at bars and nightclubs, and mostly uncaptioned images of sailors on base, at home, and in studio portraits.
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- People--African Americans
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- Photograph
Wars & Conflicts
- World War II 1939-1945
Navy Communities
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