Mortimer W. Clasgens Camp Sheridan photo album, 1913-1942, bulk 1917-1918

Summary

Creator:

Clasgens, Mortimer W., 1892-1925

Date:

1913-1942, bulk 1917-1918

Extent:

1 folder(s)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Mortimer W. Clasgens Camp Sheridan photo album, ms 3066. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of a photo album compiled by Mortimer Clasgens. Photographs are captioned, and chronicle Clasgens' time at Camp Karb (Columbus, Ohio, state fairgrounds), Camp Sheridan (outside Montgomery, Alabama), France and Belgium (1917-1918). Photographs depict soldiers at ease, camp life, and civilian scenes around Montgomery. The album includes pictures of family, newspaper clippings, three photos of Ruth Law in an airplane doing aerobatics, and a printed memoriam of Mortimer W. Clasgens.

Biographical / historical:

Mortimer W. Clasgens (1892-1925) was an Ohio native turned Washington D.C. newspaper man. Clasgens enlisted in the Ohio National Guard in 1917, trained at Camp Sheridan, and fought with the United States Military in Europe during World War I.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Albums
Photographs.

Names:

United States. Army -- Drill and tactics--Photographs
Law, Ruth, 1887- -- Photographs

Preferred citation:

Mortimer W. Clasgens Camp Sheridan photo album, ms 3066. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.