Keystone View Company, American, 1892 - 1972 Search this
Subject of:
92d Infantry Division, American, 1917 - 1945 Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper and cardboard
Dimensions:
H x W: 3 1/2 x 7 in. (8.9 x 17.8 cm)
Type:
stereographs
Date:
1917 - 1921
Description:
An undated stereograph produced by the Keystone View Company of an outdoor military scene titled: "(30) 19118 Uncle Sam Provides for Comfort of His Soldiers. Colored Troops En Route to France Taking Train Rest at Railway Division Point", below image. The stereograph is rectangular in shape with two identical albumen photographs that are square-shaped with a curved top edge attached to a piece of gray cardboard. Both images feature a large group of African American soldiers in a military formation waiting at a train depot. The left edge of the stereograph contains the following textual information: "Keystone View Company/ Manufacturers/ Publishers/ COPYRIGHTED/ MADE IN U.S.A." while the right side contains the following textual information: "Meadsville, Pa./ New York, N.Y./ Portland, Oregon/ London, Eng./ Sydney, Aus.". The back of the stereograph contains a long narrative text describing the scene in the photograph.
