Manufactured by
Unidentified
Subject of
Calmeise, Oscar, American, 1889 - 1964
Unidentified Man or Men
372nd Infantry Regiment, American, 1918 - 1946
Date
ca. 1918
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper, with ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W x D: 3 9/16 × 4 3/4 in. (9 × 12.1 cm)
Description
A black and white photographic postcard of a group of soldiers, including, Oscar Calmeise (center right) who served during WWI. The photograph, taken somewhere in France, features fifteen soldiers standing in a group wearing a variety of different uniforms. The back of the postcard has pre-printed text in black ink at the top that reads: [Carte Postale / Correspondance / Adresse]. There is an illegible mark between the pre-printed text. The postcard has faded text in the correspondence section that reads [Taken / somewhere in France / near a ruined town / notice my French / comrades. They / are very sociable]. Below the message, the name [Dabney] is written upside down in black ink.
Place depicted
France, Europe
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
photographic postcards
Topic
Correspondence
Military
Photography
World War I
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Greer-Calmeise Family of Cincinnati, Ohio
Object number
2019.18.5
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f984b470-e0d4-4d70-80e2-8313f66ce5c1

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