Photographic postcard of a WWI soldier

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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 portrait depicting a soldier in a World War I uniform tunic, overseas hat, and puttees. Shown from the knees up, the man is standing facing the camera. There is a potted plant in the foreground and a flat backdrop with the image of a palm tree on it. On the reverse of the photograph has printed text across the top that reads [POST CARD]. Below it is divided into two sections by a vertical line. The top of one section is text that reads "Correspondence Here" and over the other section is text that reads "Name and Address." There is a partially legible handwritten inscription reading [Florence ...

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