Created by
Rockford Illustrating Company, American, 1894 - 1971
Subject of
92d Infantry Division, American, 1917 - 1945
183d Infantry Brigade, American, 1917 - 1945
365th Infantry, American, 1917 - 1945
Lt. Colonel Charles J. Blackwood Sr., American, 1896 - 1982
Captain Gurnett E. Ferguson, American, 1888 - 1982
Date
1917-1919
Medium
photographic gelatin on photographic paper with wood, metal, cardboard and paper
Dimensions
H x W x D (In frame): 9 5/8 × 44 1/8 × 3/4 in. (24.4 × 112.1 × 1.9 cm)
Description
Framed Panoramic Photograph of M Company, 365th Infantry, 183d Brigade. The photograph is titled, [Co. M 365th Inf. Gurnett E. Ferguson Commanding]. The company is standing on a bleachers in five rows. The men are wearing military uniforms and caps. The officers in the front row at the center are wearing their uniform jackets. Two men on each side of the officers are wearing chef whites. Lt. Colonel Charles J. Blackwood is featured in the front row, the sixth man from the left. On the bottom right of the image, text in white reads, [Photo by ROCKFORD ILLUSTRATING CO.] The photograph is in a wood frame that has been painted black. The back of the frame is covered in paper that has multiple tears and areas of loss. A twisted metal wire connects both short ends of the frame.
Place made
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
2018.13.3.3ab
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b32f3c4c-3382-4f79-9ff6-b9a8f6ed5534

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