As bad as K. P.

As bad as K. P.
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Title: As bad as K. P.
Description:

Three soldiers cleaning and handling weapons at gun rack, probably in armory at 1322 Bedford Avenue in Crown Heights. Caption: "AS BAD AS K. P.: One of the most painstaking, although very vital, chores of the guardsmen's training program is careful maintenance of all weapons. This anti-rust brigade is composed of, left to right, Pvt. Theodore Monasch of 4222 Church Ave., Pvt. John Cox of 1442 Bedford Ave. and Corp. Paul Gress of 1500 Carroll St."

Date: 1952
Location: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Crown Heights (New York, N.Y.)
Creator: McNamara, C. E., photographer.
More Details: Title from caption on verso.
On verso: date stamped: Jan. 27, 1952; photographer's stamp.
Retouched; grease pencil cropping marks.
Collection: Armories
Subject: New York (State). National Guard.
Soldiers
Armories
Rifles
Institution: Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection.
Medium: Gelatin silver prints.
Photographic prints.
Rights: Copyright restrictions apply to the use of this image. For more information or to obtain a photographic reproduction of this image, contact the Brooklyn Collection at Brooklyn Public Library.
ID: ARM 0028