Published by:

Eastman Kodak Company, founded 1889  Search this

Photograph by:

Unidentified  Search this

Subject of:

Charles Wilber Rogan, American, 1893 - 1967  Search this

Unidentified Man or Men  Search this

Medium:

photographic gelatin on photographic paper, with ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (8.9 x 14 cm)

Type:

photographic postcards

Place depicted:

Philippines, Asia

Date:

1910-1919

Caption:

Wilbur "Bullet" or "Bullet Joe" Rogan was a hall of fame baseball player who served with the United States army in the Philippines. Rogan played pitcher and outfielder in the Negro baseball leagues for the Kansas City Monarchs from 1920 to 1938.

Description:

Photographic postcard of Charles Wilbur Rogan standing in grassy, hilly field along with eleven other soldiers. Two of the soldiers are manning a machine gun while the others look on. The back of the photographic postcard is unused and has [POST CARD] printed in black at the top and blank spaces for [CORRESPONDENCE] and [ADDRESS]. In the upper right corner, there is a [ARTURA] stamp.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Athletes  Search this

Military  Search this

Photography  Search this

World War I  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2012.46.55.2

Restrictions & Rights:

Public domain

See more items in:

National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54f24fd71-8d0d-4621-b5da-34dfbe8627e4

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.46.55.2