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This is a photograph of a group of soldiers standing in formation. The image shows rows of uniformed soldiers, standing at attention, aligned in a precise formation. The soldiers are wearing uniforms that include brimmed hats and boots. They are lined up neatly in rows on a dirt surface with poles and wiring visible in the background. A large sign adorns the background, and several buildings or structures can be seen in the distance. This is a stereoscopic image, comprising two almost identical, side-by-side photographs.
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This is a photograph of a group of soldiers standing in formation. The image shows rows of uniformed soldiers, standing at attention, aligned in a precise formation. The soldiers are wearing uniforms that include brimmed hats and boots. They are lined up neatly in rows on a dirt surface with poles and wiring visible in the background. A large sign adorns the background, and several buildings or structures can be seen in the distance. This is a stereoscopic image, comprising two almost identical, side-by-side photographs.

National Gallery of Art · Photograph

"Uncle Sam Provides for Comfort of His Soldiers"

Keystone View Company

Date
1915
Medium
stereoscopic gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image (each): 7.8 × 7.7 cm (3 1/16 × 3 1/16 in.) sheet: 7.8 × 15.3 cm (3 1/16 × 6 in.) mount: 8.8 × 17.8 cm (3 7/16 × 7 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Accession number
2023.39.221
Credit line
Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection, Purchased with support from the Ford Foundation
Time span
1901 to 1925
Department
CPH
Original NGA record

Subjects and terms

  • portrait
  • American
  • Soldiers
  • African American
  • Men
  • Stereograph
Provenance

Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; NGA purchase, 2023.

Inscription

along left edge of mount printed in black ink: Keystone View Company / Manufacturers COPYRIGHTED / MADE IN U.S.A. Publisher; along right edge: Meadville, Pa., New York, N.Y. Portland. / Oregon. London. Eng., Sydney, Aus.; bottom right: (30) 19118 Uncle Sam Provides for Comfort of His / Soldiers. Colored Troops En Route to France / Taking Train Rest at Railway Division Point.; on verso, by Ross Kelbaugh, top right in graphite: 24.8.RH / AF276

NGA object ID 227244. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.