Photograph by
United States Army Signal Corps, American, founded 1860
Subject of
366th Infantry Regiment, American, 1917 - 1919
92d Infantry Division, American, 1917 - 1945
Date
August 12, 1918
Medium
gelatin and silver on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W: 6 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (16.5 × 21.6 cm)
H x W: 5 3/8 × 7 7/8 in. (13.7 × 20 cm)
Description
In this photograph dozens of trucks are unloading soldiers. In the foreground two soldiers on a rooftop capture the scene with a camera on a tripod. The trucks and soldiers are intermixed on the ground. In the background there is a building with rectangle windows that almost extends the length of the photograph. The Signal Corps USA logo is in the bottom left corner of the photograph. The number [25942] is written next to the logo. The words [Truck Train unloading 366 Inf. Bruyers, Vosges, France. Aug 12, 1918] are written at the bottom inside the white border.
Place depicted
Bruyères, Lorraine, France, Europe
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
photographs
Topic
Military
World War I
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2015.97.23.14
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59015876d-177d-4adb-b401-98fd7bfac257

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