Postcard of Oklahoma Guard training with French Machine Gun

Postcard

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Oklahoma National Guard Museum

Name/Title

Postcard of Oklahoma Guard training with French Machine Gun

Entry/Object ID

1979.114.082.5

Description

Postcard photo of a group of Oklahomans training with a Benet-Merce machine gun

Context

The Benet-Merce machine gun was first adopted in the United States in 1910 and went by the name "Ben-A."

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Postcard, Picture

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Soldiers, Training, Military, Machine guns

Postcard Details

Postcard Type

Photograph (1900-Present)

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

3-1/2 in

Length

5-1/2 in