An American and Nothing Else: The Great War and the Battle for National Belonging

Item

Photograph: World War I black troopers, 35th Division

Title

Photograph: World War I black troopers, 35th Division

Description

[Signal Corps Photo?] World War I black troopers, 35th Division, seated at desks in barracks classroom in France. Instructor at board. 20th century photograph. Typed and attached verso, "Typical School for Colored American Doughboys Primary Class for colored soldiers...."

Creator

Signal Corps

Contributor

Beinecke Library

Date

1917

Format

Photograph

Identifier

JWJ MSS 54_22_955

Source

Randolph Linsly Simpson African-American Collection

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