Album of WWI Photographs by Harry A. Spencer

Description:

Album of photographs taken by Harry A. Spencer during his tour of service in the United States Army during World War I. The album has a black leather cover stamped with the word "Photographs" that has separated from the spine. A gelatin silver photograph of a piece of artillery is attached to the front below the title. The album is composed of fifty black paper pages on which silver gelatin photographs have been mounted with hand-written captions beneath. The pages are tied together near the spine with a black woven shoelace. The album details Spencer's life while he served in the military during the war, including his time at Camp Greene in North Carolina, and travels through Memphis, Tennessee, New York City, England, France, Belgium, Germany, and Colorado. See accession file for reference reproduction of Spencer's album created by the donor, Spencer's grand-daughter Kathi Wong.

Date Made: 1918-1919

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: ColoradoDepicted: United States: North CarolinaUnited States: Tennessee, MemphisGermanyFranceBelgium

Subject: EuropeEuropean HistoryU. S. ArmySoldiersWorld War IRelated Event: World War I

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See more items in: Work and Industry: Photographic History, Military, Photography

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2009.0129.01Accession Number: 2009.0129Catalog Number: 2009.0129.01

Object Name: photo albumalbum

Physical Description: paper (overall material)leather (overall material)Measurements: overall: 10 in x 13 in x 1 1/2 in; 25.4 cm x 33.02 cm x 3.81 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-f5e1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1363333

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