Photograph by
United States Army Signal Corps, American, founded 1860
Subject of
317th Motor Supply Train, American, 1917 - 1919
92d Infantry Division, American, 1917 - 1945
Date
October 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 11/16 × 6 13/16 in. (14.4 × 17.3 cm)
Description
This photograph depicts the 317th Supply Train at mess. The soldiers are standing in two lines around self-serve food tables. A soldier is sitting on the ground in the bottom left corner of the photograph. A truck and pavillion are in the background in the top left corner and a row trees is in the top right corner. The Signal Corps USA logo is in the bottome left corner of the photograph. The number [39550] is written next to the logo. The words [Mess 317 Supply Train - Belleville Meuse, Oct 12, 1918] are written at the bottom inside the white border.
Place depicted
Belleville, 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
2015.97.23.15
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55b5be551-3647-4e1e-aea1-cb67e14addd6

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