Name/Title
StereographEntry/Object ID
2023.055.3.0148Description
A black and white stereograph. Image is of a group os soldiers standing beside a number of coats, tents have been collapsed. Above the image "W190 (Star)" is printed, below the image "19096 Sunshine Keeps Our Soldiers Healthy. Daily Sunning of Equipment." is printed, to the left of the image "Keystone View Company Copyrighted, Manufacturers MADE IN U.S.A. Publishers" is printed, to the right of the image "Meadville, Pa., New York, N. Y., Chicago, Ill., London, England." is printed. On the reverse the following is printed:
19096
SUNSHINE KEEPS OUR BOY HEALTHY. DAILY SUNNING OF EQUPIMENT
Every precaution is taken in the army to keep the soldiers in the best of health. Personal cleanliness and cleanliness of all belongings and equipment is insisted upon. Because sunshine is a great destroyer of disease germs, the quipment is frequently given a sun bath.
In a soldier's equipment are a large number of things to be looked affter. When he enters the army, each man is given two pairs of beeches, two olive drab flannel shrts, one blouse, one hat, two pairs of shoes, one pair of leggins, three suits of underwear and four pairs of socks, and later an overcoat. For his bunk ,each recieves two or three olive drab blankets and a canvas bed sack, to be filled with hay or straw, 30 pounds to a sack. The recurit kit issued each man contains two face towels, soap, hair brush and comb. All civilian equipment, clothing and toilet articles are retruned to their homes. The govnermnet wants all the men to be outfitted alike.
The men are taught to make up their bunks army style. The blankers are doubled, folded three times and placed a the head of the bed, folded edges to the left. Shoes are put at the edge of the bed below the blankets. A locker and suitcase are at the foot. Every article has its place. Bunks must be kept in this order except between taps and reveille (pronunciation guide) and during the hour in the morning for sweeping, scrubbing and airing.
The men are required to take two baths a week, to wash their hands before each meal and to clean their finger nails. No disease germs are allowed to lurk around the doughboy or his equipment. The company streets which we see before us are in Camp Oglethrope.
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