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"A Friend in Army France"

ca. 1918

France, Europe

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A photographic postcard depicting a World War I soldier posing with a figure in a dress. The two appear in front of a painted studio backdrop, with the image of the figure in the dress having been captured elsewhere and added into the image. Inscribed along the bottom in blue ink is [A Friend in Armey, France]. The back has been pre-printed with [CARTE POSTALE].

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Catalog reference: 2011.155.105

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