Photographic postcard of World War I soldier named Fred Christman
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1918
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Fred Christman, American, 1891 - 1963
label: Subject of
content: United States Army, American, founded 1775
notes: label: Description
content: A photographic postcard portrait depicting a soldier in a World War I uniform tunic in an oval picture window. Shown from the waist up, the man is standing a quarter turn away from the camera, but gazes directly at the viewer. The back of the photograph has printed text across the top that reads "CARTE POSTALE." An inscription on the back reads [Best Wishes / An [sic] Good Luck / Your Cousin / Fred Christman].
place: label: Place used
content: United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: France, Europe
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: World War I
setName: label: See more items in
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, Gift of Virginia Smyly on behalf of the descendants of David and Mary Stonestreet
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.63.7
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
label: Type
content: portraits
label: Type
content: photographic postcards
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: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with card stock and ink
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 5 3/8 × 3 7/16 in. (13.7 × 8.8 cm)