Published by
Guilleminot, French, 1858 - 1994
Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Hunton, Addie Waites, American, 1866 - 1943
Johnson, Kathryn M., American, born 1878
Unidentified Woman or Women
Unidentified Man or Men
Date
1919
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin and ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 3 9/16 × 5 7/16 in. (9 × 13.8 cm)
Description
A real photo postcard of a group of military service men and women taken at the YMCA camp near Chambery, France, during World War I. The image depicts five women standing in a row on a lawn, with four men crouched in a row in front of them. Addie Waites Hunton is in the center of the back row and Kathryn Johnson is in the back row, second from left; the other women and men are unidentified. In the background is a large building with a double staircased entrance. A temporary sign reading [Y.M.C.A.] has been placed on the portico at the top of the stairs. Other individuals are visible along the top and bottom of the stairs. The verso has printing reading [CARTE POSTALE] with spaces for [Correspondance] and [Adresse] and a horse and horsehead mark for the publisher Guilleminot. The postcard has not been sent, but there is an inscription across the back by hand in brown ink reading [From Sgt. Thomas, who / was on leave at colored, / Y.M.C.A. at Chamberry / France]. There is an inscription by a different hand in graphite above the [Adresse] label reading [(ALFRED JACK THOMAS)].
Place depicted
Chambéry, France, Europe
Place captured
Challes-les-Eaux, France, Europe
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
portraits
postcards
Topic
Activism
Men
Military
Religion
Social reform
Women
World War I
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2014.63.77
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ae5c8d85-47ef-4067-8f00-14c1c3d29147

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