Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Photographic postcard of Robert S. Jennings in World War II army uniform
1943
United States, North and Central America
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.
This is a photographic postcard of Robert S. Jennings in World War II army uniform. The black and white portrait photograph depicts Robert S. Jennings standing in his private First Class uniform. It consists of a brown jacket four buttons up the front. The jacket has two upper chest pockets that have flap closures and button fasteners, and two similar lower pockets. Robert S. Jennings has two round army service pins on the collar of each side of the jacket. Under the jacket he wears a brown button down shirt and matching tie. He wears matching pants and dark shoes. In the background is a backdrop with a propeller airplane painted on it. The reverse of the photograph is a postcard with large, pre-printed text across the top in faded black ink that reads “POST CARD.
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Catalog reference: 2022.91.8
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