Hi from a 14-year-old artist! Looking for a local volunteer who visits the National Archives (NARA Archives II) to take a quick photo of a 1944 blueprint from a folder.
Hello everyone!
I am a 14-year-old concept artist working on a historical visual research project, and I am looking for some help from the College Park community.
I am trying to reconstruct the exact 100% accurate drawings of the rare WWII US Army T-6A (M2) Infrared Driving Goggles (1944). Because almost all units were destroyed after the war, there are no clear blueprints or photographs of the base leather strap/harness system on the internet.
However, I know for sure that the original War Department Technical Manual (TM 5-9314 / FSN 6650-051-3673) is physically stored right here in your city, at the National Archives (NARA Archives II) on Adelphi Road.
I have attached a few images to this post to show my work: my current drawings and the единственное archival photo from the web that shows a completely different helmet-mounted version. I made a mistake on my drawing because I don't have the original blueprint for the strap version.
Since I am a kid with no budget, I cannot hire a commercial researcher. I am humbly asking if there is a local resident, student, or researcher who already plans to visit NARA Archives II, who wouldn't mind pulling this specific folder and snapping a few clear smartphone photos of the T-6A leather strap/head-harness blueprints for me.
I will absolutely credit your name on the final art pieces! Thank you so much for supporting a young creator and helping me bring this piece of history back to life.