Photograph by
Unidentified
Distributed by
Keystone View Company, American, 1892 - 1972
Date
1919
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper, cardboard
Dimensions
H x W: 3 × 8 in. (7.6 × 20.3 cm)
Description
A black-and-white stereograph print depicting the S. S. Aquitaine. The ship is being pushed by a tugboat. People can be seen on the deck of the ship. The ship is painted in a dazzle camouflage pattern. Text at the bottom right corner reads “colored troops returning from France on the S.S. Aquitaine, New York.”
Place captured
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Type
stereographs
Topic
Military
Photography
World War I
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Stephen Borkowski in honor of Michael Sam
Object number
2015.72
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd566de1210-d758-42bd-83cb-5fb62907b266

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