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United States Army Signal Corps World War I photographs

United States Army Signal Corps World War I photographs

Descriptive Summary

Title: United States Army Signal Corps World War I photographs
Creator: United States. Army. Signal Corps
Inclusive Dates: circa 1917-1918
Language(s): English
Extent: 2 oversize_folders
Collection Number: ms1817
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Scope and Content

The collection consists of photographs taken by the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War I. The photographs, undated, contain captions, and portray American soldiers, German prisoners-of-war; and observation balloons, in the Forest of Argonne, Saint-Mihiel, and an American military hospital in Aix-les-Bains. Some people identified include U.S. Secretary of War, Newton D. Baker, Major General B. B. Buck, of the American Expeditionary Forces in France, Major General Adelbert Cronkhite and Chief of Staff Colonel William H. Waldron.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

United States Army Signal Corps World War I photographs, ms 1817, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2019.


Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Photographs.
Prisoners of war -- Photographs.
Soldiers -- France -- Photographs.
World War, 1914-1918 -- France.

Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
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1Photographs, circa 1917-1918
 
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2Photographs, circa 1917-1918