Object Details
- Description
- Black and white photograph taken by the Signal Corps during World War I. An American soldier is in the center of the photo, climbing around camouflaged Whippet tanks. Part of the Signal Corps' emblem is visible in the bottom left-hand corner of the image. The photo is mounted on a board, with the title on the board below the photo.
- The Photographic Section of the Signal Corps was established in July 1917. It was responsible for the US Army's official ground and aerial photography of World War I.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ca 1917-1918
- ID Number
- 2013.3101.04
- nonaccession number
- 2013.3101
- catalog number
- 2013.3101.04
- Object Name
- photograph
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- emulsion (overall material)
- cardboard (base material)
- paper (label material)
- Measurements
- overall, photograph: 5 3/8 in x 7 1/8 in; 13.6525 cm x 18.0975 cm
- place made
- Europe
- See more items in
- Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
- Military
- Photography
- Signal Corps
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Women
- related event
- World War I
- Record ID
- nmah_1452036
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b0-00ba-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
