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 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 × 7 1/8 in. (14.4 × 18.1 cm)
Description
Soldiers in uniform watch planes fly. Their backs are to the camera. In the bottom center of the photograph a soldier is sitting on the ground. Miscelaneous supplys are scattered throughout the crowd of soldiers. The Signal Corps USA is in the bottom left corner of photograph. Below and slightly off to the right of this logo is a series of numbers reading [39552]. The words [Watching "Hun" Planes - 317th Supply Train - Belleville, Oct, 1918] are written at the bottom inside the white border.
Place depicted
Belleville, Grand Est, 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
2015.97.23.1
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d51efc0e-6e27-43f6-9ff4-f44a0f3421ca

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