- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- 1918-1930
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 4 1/2 × 2 7/8 in. (11.5 × 7.3 cm)
- Description
- Photographic postcard of an unidentified World War I soldier taken in a New York studio. The soldier stands in the three-quarter view at the center of the image with his arms crossed. He is wearing a uniform with a garrison cap and light-colored puttees. The studio backdrop has a building with colonnades and a scenic view of trees and a river. On the bottom right is a signature of the photographer in white that is illegible and [N.Y.] written below. Underneath is the inscription, [U.41121]. The image is vertical while the postcard is horizontal. The top has the words, [POST CARD] in large outlined letters. Underneath are the words, [CORRESPONDENCE] on the left, and [ADDRESS] on the right. On the top right is a square box to [PLACE STAMP HERE]. The post card has not been used and is blank.
- Place made
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- photographic postcards
- Topic
- Military
- Photography
- World War I
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
- Object number
- 2018.105.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.