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Collection Creator:
Sullivan family  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (photographic print , gelatin silver, 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches.)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographic prints
Place:
Maine
United States
Date:
circa 1918
Scope and Contents:
Theodore M. Sullivan (third from left) began his family's military tradition by enlisting in the military on March 28, 1917, during World War I. Sullivan served in the 372nd Infantry Regiment, Company L, Sixth Infantry of Massachusetts. His military record indicates that he was involved in the Battle at Verdun, France before being honorably discharged at the end of the conflict. In the early 1930s Theodore was awarded the Purple Heart by United States Secretary of War George Dern for eleven different wounds sustained in 1918.
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for unrestricted research. Use requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
The Sullivan Family papers are the physical property of the Anacostia Community Museum. Literary and copyright belong to the author/creator or their legal heirs and assigns. Rights to work produced during the normal course of Museum business resides with the Anacostia Community Museum. For further information, and to obtain permission to publish or reproduce, contact the Museum Archives.
Topic:
African American military personnel  Search this
Portraits  Search this
Railroad stations  Search this
World War, 1914-1918 -- African Americans  Search this
African Americans  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographic prints
Collection Citation:
The Sullivan Family papers, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Savina Martin, Dominga Martin and Donna Akiba Sullivan Harper.
Identifier:
ACMA.06-035, Item ACMA PH2005.7002.062
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Sullivan family papers
Archival Repository:
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa738dc8734-448b-4871-b5e9-aa2194738b10
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-acma-06-035-ref656