<I>"A close shave" - 317th Supply Train, Belleville, Meuse Oct. 12, 1918</I>
date: label: Date
content: October 12, 1918
name: label: Photograph by
content: United States Army Signal Corps, American, founded 1860
label: Subject of
content: 317th Motor Supply Train, American, 1917 - 1919
label: Subject of
content: 92d Infantry Division, American, 1917 - 1945
notes: label: Description
content: In this photograph a soldier is shaving another soldiers head. One soldier is seated with his right leg crossed over his left leg. His hands are resting on his thigh and he has a cigarette in his mouth. His hat is hanging on a wooden post to his right. The other soldier stands behind. His hands are raised and he is holding the razor blade in this right hand. He is wearing his uniform and hat and is pursing his lips. The Signal Corps USA logo is in the bottom left corner of photograph. The number [39549] is written next to the logo. The words ["A Close Shave" - 317th Supply Train, Belleville, Meuse / Oct. 12, 1918] are written at the bottom inside the white border.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Belleville-sur-Meuse, Lorraine, France, Europe
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Hair
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: World War I
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.97.23.6
objectType: label: Type
content: photographs
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: gelatin and silver on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 8 1/2 × 6 1/2 in. (21.6 × 16.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 7 1/8 × 5 5/8 in. (18.1 × 14.3 cm)