Name/Title
WWI ID card of Charles Martin, 1917Entry/Object ID
2021.128.18Description
Acc. No. 21.128.18
Subject Category: WWI; Citizens of Alameda
Date or Period: c. 1917
Object: ID card
Description: Document in black leather folder, with white splotches. On one side, a business card has been glued on. Inside, the document has printed text in English and French, the English stating ‘American Expeditionary Forces Officer’s Identity Card’, and with blanks filled in with ink. On the other side is a sepia tinted photo of a man in uniform buy without headgear, onto which an embossed seal has been applied, stating ‘District of Paris’ and ‘Headquarters’.
Size (folded): L 4" x W 2 1/2"
History of Object: Identification Papers of Charles William Martin, 1st lieutenant of Infantry, member of the expeditionary forces, Clignacourt Barracks, 1917-1918. The business card is of C.W. Martin, Illinois Pacific Glass Corporation, San Francisco.
Acquired from: Estate of Nancy Martin
Donation Date: 2016
Catalog Date: 12/7/2021
