[Barsanti’s swagger stick from Vietnam]

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Photographs of the "swaggers stick" that was part of the uniform for Major General Olinto Barsanti. It is dark brown, smooth and shiny stick with a small silver plaque that has the engraved words "MG O. M. Barsanti C G 101st Airborne Division 1 Jul 67 - 19 Jul 68." The handle part of the stick is a rusted golden color with the symbol of expanded wings on it in a rusted dark brown color. The tip of the stick is also a rusted golden color.

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2 photographs : col. ; 5184 x 3177 px., or smaller

Creation Information

Gellner, Megan October 15, 2019.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: University Photography Collection and was provided by the UNT Libraries Special Collections to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 452 times, with 12 in the last month. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Photographs of the "swaggers stick" that was part of the uniform for Major General Olinto Barsanti. It is dark brown, smooth and shiny stick with a small silver plaque that has the engraved words "MG O. M. Barsanti C G 101st Airborne Division 1 Jul 67 - 19 Jul 68." The handle part of the stick is a rusted golden color with the symbol of expanded wings on it in a rusted dark brown color. The tip of the stick is also a rusted golden color.

Physical Description

2 photographs : col. ; 5184 x 3177 px., or smaller

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Barsanti’s swagger stick from Vietnam from the United States Army Major General Olinto Mark Barsanti Papers, held by UNT Special Collections.

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  • Preferred Citation: University Photography Collection (U0458), University of North Texas Special Collections

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University Photography Collection

Drawn from the UNT Archives, these photographs depict images of University of North Texas football, UNT alumni and alumni events, and images of the changing and growing University of North Texas campus.

United States Army Major General Olinto Mark Barsanti Papers

Photographs and documents drawn from a larger tangible collection of the personal and military papers of U.S. Army Major General Olinto Mark Barsanti.

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  • October 15, 2019

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  • June 17, 2020, 1:52 p.m.

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  • May 17, 2023, 5:43 p.m.

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Gellner, Megan. [Barsanti’s swagger stick from Vietnam], photograph, October 15, 2019; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1703797/: accessed March 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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