Photograph by:

United States Army Signal Corps, American, founded 1860  Search this

Subject of:

317th Motor Supply Train, American, 1917 - 1919  Search this

92d Infantry Division, American, 1917 - 1945  Search this

Medium:

gelatin and silver on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 6 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (16.5 × 21.6 cm)

H x W: 5 11/16 × 6 13/16 in. (14.4 × 17.3 cm)

Type:

photographs

Place depicted:

Belleville, Lorraine, France, Europe

Date:

October 12, 1918

Description:

This photograph depicts the 317th Supply Train at mess. The soldiers are standing in two lines around self-serve food tables. A soldier is sitting on the ground in the bottom left corner of the photograph. A truck and pavillion are in the background in the top left corner and a row trees is in the top right corner. The Signal Corps USA logo is in the bottome left corner of the photograph. The number [39550] is written next to the logo. The words [Mess 317 Supply Train - Belleville Meuse, Oct 12, 1918] are written at the bottom inside the white border.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Military  Search this

World War I  Search this

Credit Line:

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

Object number:

2015.97.23.15

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55b5be551-3647-4e1e-aea1-cb67e14addd6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.97.23.15