Object Details
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Oscar Calmeise, American, 1889 - 1964
- Unidentified Man or Men
- 372nd Infantry Regiment, American, 1918 - 1946
- Description
- A photographic postcard of Oscar Calmeise (far right) and five other unidentified soldiers during World War I. The group is posed sitting atop a pile of stones in Verdun, France. The men are all looking at the camera. Five men sit in a row, while a sixth man sits below the others. They are all wearing helmets and uniforms. To the right of the image a caption, written by hand in ink reads: [While passing shells going over head, Verdun Hill, July 1918]. The back of the photographic postcard is unused. There is preprinted text that reads: [Carte Postale / Correspondance / Adresse]. At center there is a maker’s mark that is almost illegible.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Greer-Calmeise Family of Cincinnati, Ohio
- July 1918
- Object number
- 2019.18.11
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- photographic postcards
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with ink and paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 3 9/16 × 5 1/2 in. (9 × 14 cm)
- Cultural Place
- Verdun-sur-Meuse, France, Europe
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Military
- Photography
- World War I
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2019.18.11
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ecfa3d5d-2c21-43a5-9313-56f95f03bd3a
