Object Details
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Description
- Photographic postcard of World War I soldier, captured standing in three quarter view against the exterior wall of a wooden building. He is holding a rifle above and on his proper right shoulder. He is in full uniform with hat, an ammunition belt with multiple pockets, and puttees wrapped from ankle to knee. The soldier has his proper left leg forward and is looking toward the right of the image. There is loss at the bottom right corner of the postcard. The image is vertical while the postcard is horizontal. The top has the words, [POST CARD] in large outlined letters. Underneath are the words, [CORRESPONDENCE] on the left, and [NAME AND ADDRESS] on the right. On the top right is a rectangle that states, [PLACE STAMP HERE]. The post card is blank and has a large stain on the upper left corner.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
- 1918-1930
- Object number
- 2018.105.18
- 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
- Dimensions
- H x W: 5 3/8 × 3 7/16 in. (13.7 × 8.8 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family 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_2018.105.18
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52de378e6-7f8e-42ab-84f3-2751886a4b2b
