Collection of people in World War I

Name/Title

Collection of people in World War I

Entry/Object ID

1985.7.9

Description

Photographs of soldiers and civilians in Europe during World War I. Note on back 1985.7.9.8: "The chief cook and his three "Star K.P.'s." I had on one of those tin bonnets at the time. A hard looking crowd don't you think Dear." Note on back 1985.7.9.9: "Raymond Poole Gartonia, N. Carolina Bky Co. #324 NH 41st Div" Note on back 1985.7.9.10: "U.S.S. Covington. Formerly the German liner Cincinnatti. Six hundred and ninety feet in length with a displacement of 18,000 tons. Speed 18 knots. Sunk by submarine eleven hours out of Brest, France, on July 2, 1918. Six men lost. Was float 18 hours before going down." PF Location: 201 A

Collection

Photographs

Acquisition

Accession

1985.7

Source or Donor

Monte, Irene

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1918

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Army, Children, Military camps, Military cookery, Military life, Ships, Shipwrecks, Soldiers, Wagons, World War I

Create Date

July 16, 2016

Update Date

August 16, 2023