Created by
Rockford Illustrating Company, American, 1894 - 1971
Subject of
86th Infantry Division, American, founded 1917
92d Infantry Division, American, 1917 - 1945
Lt. Colonel Charles J. Blackwood Sr., American, 1896 - 1982
Date
November 7, 1917
Medium
photographic gelatin on photographic paper with wood, metal, cardboard and paper
Dimensions
H x W x D (In frame): 9 1/8 × 46 5/8 × 3/4 in. (23.2 × 118.4 × 1.9 cm)
Description
Framed Panoramic Photograph of Camp Grant Officers on November 7, 1917. The photograph is titled, [CAMP GRANT / OFFICERS / 86 Division / and part of / 92 Division]. The officers are pictured standing in a large group facing forward toward the camera. The group thins in the center with a few men standing front and center. The officers are wearing military uniforms. On the bottom right of the image, text in white reads, [Photograph by / ROCKFORD ILLUSTRATING CO, 11-7-17 / © 1917- R. I. Co]. The photograph is in a wood frame that has been painted black. The back of the frame was covered in paper but most has been lost. Two metal wire connects both short ends of the frame.
Place depicted
Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
photographs
Topic
Buffalo Soldiers
Military
Photography
World War I
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Beverly J. Blackwood in memory of Charles J. Blackwood, Sr.
Object number
2018.13.3.2ab
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b0bee088-1ec3-45ac-8729-58f880118089

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