2003.1.141
25-Mar-73
8 in HIGH x 8.5 in WIDE
(20.32 cm HIGH x 21.59 cm WIDE)
(20.32 cm HIGH x 21.59 cm WIDE)
The Oakland Tribune Collection, the Oakland Museum of California. Gift of ANG Newspapers.
2003.1.141
Image shows Everett and Madeline Alvarez in their kitchen washing dishes. A caption is pasted on the back that reads "Alvarez at Home, Lt. Cmdr. Everett Alvarez, at home after 8.5 years in a North Vietnam prison, shared a conversation with his sister, Madeline, at their Santa Clara home. He hasn't received a new assignment yet, but hopes to keep flying jet fighters."
Alvarez was the longest held POW of the Vietnam War.
Used: Oakland Tribune

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