<I>Company C. 367th Infantry N. A. Camp Upton L.I. May 1918</I>
date: label: Date
content: May 1918
name: label: Photograph by
content: Hughes & Estabrook, American
label: Subject of
content: George Morrison Sr., American, 1889 - 1951
label: Subject of
content: 367th Infantry Regiment, American, 1917 - 1919
label: Subject of
content: United States Army, American, founded 1775
notes: label: Caption
content: The 367th Infantry Regiment was formed as a unit of the 92nd Infantry Division. The 92nd and 93rd Infantry Divisions were the only two African American combat divisions in World War I. Despite racism, segregation, and many other challenges faced by African American soldiers in the 92nd and 93rd Infantry Divisions, they served with distinction during the war. The 92nd Infantry earned citations and awards for meritorious and distinguished conduct while in France.
label: Description
content: Panorama of Company C of the 367th Infantry at Camp Upton, New York in 1918 before deploying to France. The photograph features five rows of soldiers dressed in uniform. A building with men in the windows is partially visible behind the company. Included in the photograph is Private George Morrison Sr., third row, second from the left. A title at center reads [Company C. 367th Infantry N. A. Camp Upton L.I. May 1918]. The photographer's mark is in the lower left corner of the photograph. The back of the photograph is blank.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Yaphank, Suffolk County, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Photography
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, Gift of the family of Mattie Payne Morrison Holmes
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2023.24.1
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
label: Type
content: panoramas
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
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 9 3/4 × 38 × 1/8 in. (24.8 × 96.5 × 0.3 cm)