Photograph by
Unidentified
Printed by
Eastman Kodak Company, founded 1889
Subject of
506th Engineer Service Battalion, American, 1917 - 1919
United States Army, American, founded 1775
Fort Lee, American, founded 1917
Owned by
Sullivan, Maxine, American, 1911 - 1987
Date
1917-1918
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on paper, ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 3 7/16 × 5 3/8 in. (8.7 × 13.7 cm)
Description
A photographic postcard of Company P 506th Engineers Service Battalion at Camp Lee. The photograph features two rows of men in work pants and a jacket or overalls and long sleeve shirts wearing a variety of hats. All of the men stand in a grassy field facing the camera. The back of the photographic postcard is unused and has [POST CARD] printed in black at the top and blank spaces for [CORRESPONDENCE HERE] and [NAME AND ADDRESS HERE]. In the upper right corner there is a [AZO] stamp.
Place depicted
Camp Lee, Prince George County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Maxine Sullivan Collection
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Photographs and Still Images
Type
stereoscopes
portraits
Topic
Men
Military
Photography
World War I
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2013.46.29.83
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ddf14c65-8030-438c-a7f5-1c55d4ad541f

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