Photographic postcard of a WWI soldier wearing an aiguillette

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A photographic postcard depicting a studio portrait of a World War I soldier. The uniformed soldier is wearing an overseas hat, puttees, and a tunic with an aiguillette on his right shoulder. There is a wound chevron on his lower left forearm. He stands on a rug in front of a painted studio backdrop, next to a small table with a plant and book on the top. The back is pre-printed with [CARTE POSTALE] and spaces for correspondence and a mailing address.

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