Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Framed black and white photograph of a WWI soldier holding a rifle
ca. 1917
Smithsonian NMAAHC collection
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 oval photograph of a World War I soldier holding a rifle. The soldier wears a uniform campaign hat, tunic, trousers, and puttees stands in front of a stduio backdrop. The photograph is mounted onto an oval frame made of paper, cloth, and newspaper. The back of the frame is made of cloth with a metal stand attached.
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Catalog reference: 2012.171.13
