Korean War plaque.

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Title: Korean War plaque.
Description: Plaque sent to the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. as an expression of appreciation to the church for missionaries who ministered to them in Prisoner of War camps during the Korean War. Metal from beer cans. Includes explanatory plastic sign: "Plaque made from tin cans by North Korean prisoners of war presented to the Board of Foreign Missions in appreciation of services of Chaplain Harold Voelkel."
Date created: 1953
ca. 1953
Type of resource: still image
Extent: artifact ; 30 x 19 x 4 cm
Subject names: Voelkel, Harold, 1898-1984.
Topics: Korean War, 1950-1953--Prisoners and prisons.
Korean War, 1950-1953--Chaplains.
Church work with prisoners of war--Korea.
Geographic subjects: Korea.
Asia--Korea
Rights status: IN COPYRIGHT - RIGHTS-HOLDER(S) UNLOCATABLE OR UNIDENTIFIABLE; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-RUU/1.0/
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Physical location: MUSEUM 1645; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Identifier (local): ds6287-1
PID (Persistent Identifier): islandora:142508