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Metadata
Object Identification Number |
1995.111.002 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Donor |
Larsen, Dick L. |
Description |
Sepia toned panoramic photo, with a three fourths inch white boarder, of the 59th infantry division of the U.S. Army which was stationed at Camp Greene in North Carolina in 1918. The men are positioned in four rows and posed in front if buildings on the military base. Visible above the group are electrical poles and roofs of barrack buildings to the viewer's right. All of the men are wearing their army uniforms and hats with rifles in hand or located near the body. White cursive script is located at the center of the photograph along the bottom edge and reads, "Co. L. 59th Infantry Camp Greene N.C./1918". The photographer's information is in the viewer's right bottom corner and states, "_______ Room 208-11. Chamber/of Commerce Bldg./Charlotte N.C." The reverse side of the photograph is cream colored. Based on blue pen marks on the photograph and additional images in the accession file, Axel Larsen, the donor's father, is the first person in the front row on the viewer's left. |
Print Size |
44" L X 8" W |
Title |
Co. L 59th Infantry Camp Greene N.C. |
Creation Date |
1918 |
Studio |
Chamber of Commerce Building/Charlotte, North Carolina |
Place of Creation |
USA/NC/Camp Greene |
Associated People |
Larsen, Axel Larsen, Dick |
Search Terms |
59th infantry U.S. Army Army Camp Greene North Carolina 1918 uniforms military base rifles Co. L. 59th Infantry Camp Greene N.C. |
Date Received by Museum |
05/27/1995 |
Provenance |
Sepia toned panoramic photograph of the 59th infantry division of the U.S. Army which was stationed at Camp Greene in North Carolina. It was produced by a photographer located in the Chamber of Commerce Building in Charlotte, North Carolina. The photographic print depicts the U.S. Army division in which the donor's father, Axel Larsen, served during World War I. The donor, Dick Larsen, is the son of Axel and Frances Larsen. His maternal grandparents are Hans Marquesen (b. November 12th, 1859 - d. March 31st, 1942) and Laura Amelia Svensker Petersen Marquesen (b. June 22nd, 1862) of Elk Horn, Iowa. |
Images |
133\1995111002.JPG |
Accession number |
1995.111 |