An American and Nothing Else: The Great War and the Battle for National Belonging
Item
Photograph: Uncle Sam Provides for Comfort of his Soldiers
Title
Photograph: Uncle Sam Provides for Comfort of his Soldiers
Description
Keystone View Company, Meadville, PA; New York, NY; Portland, OR; London, ENG; "19118. Uncle Sam Provides for Comfort of hisSoldiers. Colored Troops en Route to France Taking Train [indistinguishable] at Railway Division Point." Stereograph, grey card; Black troopers in formation facing left; no weapons; officers in front. Giant billboard in background, "This is [blocked out] Unexcelled Opportunities Offered Manufacturers for Building Sites -- Chamber of Commerce."
Creator
Keystone View Company
Contributor
Beinecke Library
Date
1917
Format
Photograph
Identifier
JWJ MSS 54_13_634
Source
Randolph Linsly Simpson African-American Collection
Rights
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
