Black and white photographic reprint of a photograph taken by the United States Signal Corps during World War I. Three soldiers in military uniform communicate messages in a field. They wear helmets and eye coverings similar to those attached to a gas mask of this period.. One man has a megaphone, another a field telephone, and the third has a paper and pencil. The Signal Corps seal can be seen in the lower right of the image along with index number 29436.
Acquisition
Accession
2024.1
Source or Donor
Central Territory Museum - Found in Collection
Acquisition Method
Found in Collection
Credit Line
Central Territory Museum Collection
Made/Created
Date made
1917 - 1919
Place
Country
France
Region
Western Europe
Continent
Europe
Notes
Date: 1917-1919
Medium: Photographic Emulsion/Photographic Paper
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Photograph, Black-and-White
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Photograph
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Dimensions
Height
8-1/2 in
Width
6-1/2 in
Relationships
Related Events
Event
World War I
Provenance
Notes
There is a handwritten note on the back of the image which reads "gift of adj. Anna Swenson" no evidence of this gift could be found.
