EARLY 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN ANTIQUE 1917 SEPIA-TONED, BLACK & WHITE PANORAMIC LONG PHOTO of ASSEMBLED US DOUGHBOYS at CAMP DEVENS, AYER, SHIRLEY & HARVARD, MASSACHUSETTS, 'U.S. COMPANY B. 101 ENGINEERS,'
[Photo by Cirkut Photo Co., 17 Whitman St., Leominster, MA]
(Dated 1917)
Early 20th c American antique WWI panoramic sepia-toned black & white long photographs of doughboys
DIMENSIONS:
Frame: 43 1⁄2" Length x 9 1⁄2" Height
DESCRIPTION:
For sale is this recently discovered and in very well-preserved overall antique condition, early 20th century American antique panoramic sepia-toned, black and white long photo in its original thin-profile oak wooden frame of Company 'B,' 101 U.S. Engineers stationed at Camp Devens in 1917, during the 3rd year of the world military conflagration also known as World War I, ravaging and laying waste to large swaths of continental Europe at that time. This was a formal, organized and posed photograph of the entire US military company in their uniforms with rifles and familiar WWI doughboy hats. Four ranking officers can be seen sitting on folding stools in the front. A cook and several women, possibly wives of the enlisted soldiers, can be seen standing behind the assembled troops. Canvas tents and tree lined hills can be seen in the background. White ink identifies the US (Army) Engineer company as well as the photographer, 'Cirkut Photo Co., 11 Whitman St., Leominster, MA.' There's no noticeable, visible damage to the surface of the photo or to the frame. A great early 20th century American military artifact in wonderful, very well-preserved overall antique condition. Terrific.
CONDITION:
Very Good to Excellent overall antique condition.
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