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Photographic postcard of a seated WWI soldier

ca. 1918

United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

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 portrait with an image of a seated World War I soldier in front of a painted woodland background. He is wearing a shirt, leggings with lacings at the calf, puttees, and a campaign hat. His right leg is crossed over his left leg and his arms are resting on the armrests of the chair. He is wearing a wedding ring on his left hand. The reverse of the card has [POST CARD] printed across the top and sections for [CORRESPONDENCE] and [ADDRESS]. At the top right corner is a stamp box with AZO markings.

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Catalog reference: 2011.155.97

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