Photographic postcard of soldiers in World War I at Verdun
date: label: Date
content: July 1918
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Oscar Calmeise, American, 1889 - 1964
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: 372nd Infantry Regiment, American, 1918 - 1946
notes: label: Description
content: A photographic postcard of Oscar Calmeise (far right) and five other unidentified soldiers during World War I. The group is posed sitting atop a pile of stones in Verdun, France. The men are all looking at the camera. Five men sit in a row, while a sixth man sits below the others. They are all wearing helmets and uniforms. To the right of the image a caption, written by hand in ink reads: [While passing shells going over head, Verdun Hill, July 1918]. The back of the photographic postcard is unused. There is preprinted text that reads: [Carte Postale / Correspondance / Adresse]. At center there is a maker’s mark that is almost illegible.
place: label: Cultural Place
content: Verdun-sur-Meuse, 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, Gift of the Greer-Calmeise Family of Cincinnati, Ohio
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2019.18.11
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
label: Type
content: photographic postcards
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 with ink and paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 3 9/16 × 5 1/2 in. (9 × 14 cm)