Photograph of World War II soldiers from Company D, 8th Battalion, Ft. Belvoir
date: label: Date
content: February 1942
name: label: Photograph by
content: Schutz Photo, American, founded 1918
label: Subject of
content: Alphonso C. Coles Jr., American, 1920 - 2019
label: Subject of
content: 8th Engineer Battalion, American, founded 1916
notes: label: Description
content: This black and white panoramic photograph of World War II soldiers from Company D, 8th Battalion, Ft. Belvoir depicts the training class of 1942. The class photograph takes up the top half of the photograph and is made up of a posed group of soldiers in uniform standing and sitting on bleachers four deep. The front row holds a flag with a dark background and light colored letters that read "RTC/ 8D". Between the RTC and the 8D is a castle. The flag is mounted on a pole which is held horizontally by soldiers in the front row. The bottom half of the photograph is divided into seven sections; six smaller inset images and a list of names as well as the company name "CO. D, 8th BATTALION/ Engineer Replacement Training Center/ Fort Belvoir, Virginia 1942." The furthest right image shows the soldiers lined up surrounding a small canvas tent. The second right image depicts an officer sitting at a table. The third right image shows nine soldiers in uniform and two cooks, posed with the same company flag featured in the panoramic image. The furthest left image shows the soldiers lined up in front of barracks. The second left images show four soldiers standing in front of BN Headquarters. Third left image depicts eight white officers. Between the inset photographs is a space with a list of names of the individuals pictured. There are handwritten inscriptions throughout with more information about the individuals, such as [Texans] at the top center.
label: Description
content: The back of the photograph has lyrics to two songs handwritten in black ink.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Fort Belvoir, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: World War II
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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, Gift of Alphonso C. Coles, II
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.253.2
objectType: label: Type
content: panoramas
label: Type
content: portraits
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
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 10 x 34 in. (25.4 x 86.4 cm)