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Photographic postcard of a WWI soldier

ca. 1918

United States, North and Central America

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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 black and white photographic postcard military portrait of a World War I soldier standing at attention outside the barracks. The soldier wears uniform campaign hat, tunic, trousers, and puttees. In the background is a partial view of the barracks, raised slightly from the ground. The back has a pre-printed [POST CARD] background with AZO stamp box and a handwritten inscription reading, "Mrs. Amy Thomas, picture."

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Catalog reference: 2011.155.110

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