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Photographic postcard of a WWI soldier standing at attention

ca. 1917

Jacks Creek, Chester County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America

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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 black-and-white photographic postcard portrait of a World War I soldier standing at attention for a portrait. The soldier wears a uniform tunic, trousers, and puttees and stands in front of a plain studio backdrop. The back of the card is pre-printed with [POST CARD] and AZO stamp box. A handwritten inscription in black ink reads, [This Photo out of / Ashcraft Estate Jacks Creek, Tenn. / It is Sgt Haseman V. H.].

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Catalog reference: 2012.171.4

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