Photograph of two WWI soldiers sitting in a foxhole
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1917
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
notes: label: Caption
content: This World War I photograph depicts two soldiers in a foxhole. The caption on the back of the image reads, “Machine gunners operating German Machine gun on Dead Man’s Hill the scene of terrible fighting.”
label: Description
content: A black and white photograph of two World War I soldiers in military uniform sitting in a foxhole with a large machine gun. A large cache of ammo can be seen behind them. The back of the photograph has two pieces of paper adhered, both with black type reading, [Machine gunners operating German / Machine gun on Dead Man's Hill / the scene of terrible fighting.].
place: label: Place captured
content: Mort Homme, Verdun, Lorraine, France, Europe
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Photography
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, In memory of George M. Langellier, Sr.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.171.12
objectType: label: Type
content: photographs
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
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: 3 15/16 x 6 3/4 in. (10 x 17.1 cm)