14339-Brave colored officers and men off for France, eager for their share of the struggle

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An undated stereograph produced by Underwood & Underwood of an outdoor military scene titled: "14339-Brave colored officers and men off for France, eager for their share of the struggle./ © Underwood & Underwood/ U-256656", below the image. The stereograph is rectangular in shape with two identical albumen photographs that are square-shaped with a curved top edge attached to a gray piece of cardboard. Both images feature a large group of African American soldiers aboard a military ship about to a habor for France. The men are standing at the side railings and front of the ship, many of them waving. The left edge of the stereograph contains the following textual information: "European Publishers/ Underwood & Underwood (London), Ltd." while the right side contains the following textual information: "Underwood & Underwood/ New York & Ottawa, Kas./ Works, Arlington, N.J.".

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