[Identification Cards for Soviet Union Ethnic Groups]

Alabama: "Air Force-Gunter AFB, ALA", [1954-55?]. Approximately 94 8 x 5 inch cards; photographs; maps. Printed on both sides woth bried intor photos and map to front and text detail s to back. Near fine overall with minor edge-wear, soiling & toning. (See photos). One card has red ink mark to margin. Ephemera.

Scarce. Numerous (approx 94; one to a card) ethnic groups, from "Avar, alphabeticlaly through "Yuit" . "Air Force-Gunter AFB, ALA. (55122) 2M" printed to bottom verso of each card. Informational cards created by the DTIC (Defense Technical Information Center) with photographs, demographic information, appearance notes, language, religion, social organization, economy, diet, transportation, and misc notes on different groups found in and around the Soviet Union. Appear to have been designed for parahcutists or air crews that land or crash in former Spoviet Union territories. // Cold War era. (See Photos) //

Cards include:Yuit, Azerbaijan, Balkar,Chechen-Ingush, Dargin, Georgians, Kabardine, Kalmyk, Kara-Kalpak, Khevsur, Kirghiz, Kurds, Lesgian (Eastern Group), Osset, Adzhar, Adighe, Ainu, Alawi, Armenian, Assyrians, Bakhtiari, Barbari, Bashkir, Buryat, Chaldeans, Chukchi, Chuvash, Dolgan, Druze, Dungan, Esths, Finns (Russians), Germans, Gilaki, Gilyak, Goldi, Great Russians, Gypsy (Romany), Hawaitat, Kachin, Kamchadal, Karachai, Kazak, Karelians, Karen, Karrenoi, Khakass, Komi, Koryak, Lahu, Laotian Thai, Lapps (Kolte), Latvians, Lithuanians, Lurs, Mari (Cheremis), Meo, Mescheriak, Mordvin, Oirot, Orochon, Ostiak, Pamiri, Permyak, Persian Villagers, Qashqai, Ruwalla, Samoyed (Nentsy), Samoyed (Yurak), Sayyad, Senoi, Shan, Shorzi, Siamese, Soyot, Swan, Tajik, Tatar (Crimean), Tatar (Volga), Torgout, Tungus, Turkoman, Udehe, Udmurt, Uighur, Ukrainians, Urianchi, Uzbeg, Vogul, White Russians, Wa, Yakut, Yukaghir, Avar