Created by
The New York Times, American, founded 1851
Photograph by
Modem Photo Service, American
Created by
C. A. Slade, American, 1882 - 1961
Photograph by
Penabert, Georges, French, 1825 - 1903
Subject of
French Foreign Legion, French, founded 1831
Corporal Peschkoff, A. Z.
Date
September 30, 1915
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 16 3/16 × 11 1/8 in. (41.1 × 28.3 cm)
Description
The New York Times Mid-Week Pictorial from Thursday, September 30, 1915 is a torn out page from the magazine. The page features three photographs. The top is a photograph of [Some American members serving in the Foreign Legion of the French Army]. It is a photograph of a group of military men, seven standing and three seated, in their Legion uniforms. The image on the bottom left is of a soldier, Corporal A.Z. Peschkoff, and three American women nurses. The third image, on the bottom right, is of men in the Foreign Legion standing by their tents and fire pits in camp. The bottom of the page has the name of the article in larger letters, [In the French Foreign Legion.] The back of the magazine page has half of a painting of a battle. Underneath the painting is the title, [In Pace]. On the bottom right is a decorative image of a rectangle with a scroll on top.
Place made
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted
France, Europe
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Books and Published Materials
Type
photographs
articles
Topic
Military
Photography
World War I
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alan Laird
Object number
2017.111.25
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a6e0d466-2fce-48f0-b59b-06f2440628b3

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