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Framed black and white photograph of a WWI soldier holding a rifle

ca. 1917

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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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

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