Army soldiers stand at attention for the raising of the flag

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Repository

LaBudde Special Collections

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Description

African American soldiers stand at attention in ranks for the raising of the flag by two soldiers standing by a large flagpole. An MP soldier on the right side of the photograph has his back to the photographer as he stands by the wooden wheel of likely a cannon. A long building runs along the back of the photograph.

Member of

Dolores Hobley Collection

Language English

Date Published

1941

1950

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Subject, Old

African American men

Soldiers

Military uniforms

Ordnance

Flagpoles

Time Period

1941-1950

Notes

No date; likely 1940s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Extent Of Original

1 photograph : black and white print ; 11 x 13 cm

Filename

umkc_lsc_hobley_photo-345.tif

Genres

Gelatin silver prints

Black & white photographs

Group portraits

Snapshots

Type

photographs