Portrait of WWI Soldier

Name/Title

Portrait of WWI Soldier

Entry/Object ID

2001.5.145

Description

Sepia tone photograph of a young man in uniform. An unidentified soldier is depicted wearing an officer's visor cap with an eagle badge and the drab wool uniform standard for American Expeditionary Forces during World War I. The image is held in a brown oil cloth bifold folder by four photo corners. The reverse of the folder reads: "Pleschner's STUDIO / 3506 W. 26 ST. / CHICAGO, ILL."

Made/Created

Studio

Pleschner's Studio

Date made

circa 1914 - circa 1918

Place

City

Chicago, Illinois

Dimensions

Height

8-1/4 in

Width

5-1/2 in