Object Details
- Description
- Black and white photograph taken by the Signal Corps during World War I. Women are standing over unrolled sheets of painted burlap as it lays on the ground to dry. The top left-hand corner of the photo is missing, and the bottom right-hand corner is torn. 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
- 2013.3101.32
- nonaccession number
- 2013.3101
- catalog number
- 2013.3101.32
- maker number
- 10056
- Object Name
- photograph
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- emulsion (overall material)
- cardboard (base material)
- paper (label material)
- Measurements
- overall, photograph: 5 5/8 in x 7 1/4 in; 14.2875 cm x 18.415 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_1452064
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b0-0c7a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
