Photographic postcard of WWI troops standing at attention: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black-and-white photographic postcard of two lines of Troops standing in formation. One soldier stands facing the formation. White two story building seen in the background. Black type along bottom of postcard reads, [MANUAL OF ARMS INSTRUCTIONS COLORED TROOPS CAMP DIX, N.J.]. Postcard is unused and has green type on reverse side reading [Post Card] in decorative lettering along with [his space for address only] and space for stamp. There are no inscriptions.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1917
• Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men
• Owned by: George Milton Langellier Sr., American, 1922 - 2005
• Subject of: United States Army, American, founded 1775
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Type: photographic postcards
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with card stock and ink
• Dimensions: H x W: 3 7/16 x 5 1/2 in. (8.7 x 14 cm)
• Place depicted: Camp Dix, Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Military
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: World War I
• Object number: 2012.171.3
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, In memory of George M. Langellier, Sr.
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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