Seventy-foot Christmas tree... Long Beach... handless Korean veteran atlLot where he will open Christmas sales; tree was decorated by members of Local 11, Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Ameri...

2 images. Seventy-Foot Christmas Tree ...Long Beach ...Handless Korean Veteran at Lot Where He Will Open Christmas Sales; Tree Was Decorated By Members of Local 11, Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, American Federation of Labor, 11 November 1951. Michael J. Ropczycki, Junior.; Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Emery. Date: 11-10-51. Reporter: Emery to RW. Assignment: Handless vet's 70-foot Christmas tree. 32/33: Michael J. Ropczycki, Jr., Long Beach handless veteran of Korean war, stands left foreground pointing to 70-foot pine tree at 3837 Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach, where he will open his Christmas tree sales lot on Dec. 1. Under tree are some of 17 members of Unit 2, Local 11, Intl. Brotherhood of Electrical Workers AFL who pitched in 'for free' and put 250 lights on tree, 180 more around lot, setting out 3000 feet of wire-- 'to lend a hand to a swell guy'".

2幅照片。70英尺高圣诞树……长滩（Long Beach）……将在场地开设圣诞售树摊位的失去双手的朝鲜战争退伍军人；该树由美国劳工联合会（American Federation of Labor）电气工人工会第11地方分会成员布置，1951年11月11日。小迈克尔·J·罗普奇茨基（Michael J. Ropczycki, Junior）。照片说明条显示："摄影师：埃默里（Emery）。拍摄日期：1951年11月10日。供稿人：埃默里致RW。拍摄任务：失双手退伍军人的70英尺高圣诞树。编号32/33：小迈克尔·J·罗普奇茨基是长滩的朝鲜战争退伍老兵，失去了双手，他站在画面左前景处，指向位于长滩大道3837号的70英尺高松树，他将于12月1日在此处开设圣诞售树摊位。树下是国际电气工人工会（International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, AFL）第11地方分会第2分队的17名成员中的几位，他们义务帮忙，在树上布置了250盏彩灯，在摊位周围加装了180盏，铺设了3000英尺的电线——只为"帮这位了不起的伙计一把"。