19118: Uncle Sam Provides for Comfort of His Soldiers. Colored Troops En Route to France Taking Train Rest at Railway Division Point

Source catalog description

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 stereograph print depicting African American military troops standing in formation. A sign can be seen in the background of the image reads, [THIS IS /UNEXCELLED OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED MANUFACTURERS / FOR BUILDING SITES - Chamber of Commerce]. The name of the town on the sign has been whited out on the stereogrpah. Black type along left edge of stereograph reads, [Keystone View Company / Manufacturers / COPYRIGHTED / MADE IN U.S.A. / Publishers]. Black type along right edge reads, [Meadville, Pa., New York, N.Y. Portland, / Oregon, London, Eng., Sydney, Aus]. Black type along bottom of stereograph reads, [(60) / 19118 / Uncle Sam Provides for Comfort of His Sol- / diers. Colored Troops En Route to France / Taking Train Rest at Railway Division Point.]. Reverse side of stereograph has long description of the image under the heading, [COLORED TROOPS TAKING TRAIN / REST].

Catalog date

ca. 1917

Recorded places

United States, North and Central America; France, Europe

Recorded subjects

African American; Military; Photography; World War I

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