COLLECTION NAME:
Underwood & Underwood World War I press photographs
Record
Identifier:
C0502_B001_F089.jpg
Title:
American soldiers, also called the "Rainbow Division," marching in France
Creator:
Underwood & Underwood
Date:
1918-03-04
Description:
Attached: "169825 F.C. RELEASED EVENING PAPERS MARCH 7TH, 1918." COPYRIGHT COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC INFORMATION, FROM UNDERWOOD & UNDERWOOD, N.Y. FRANCE SEES THE RAINBOW AFTER THE STORM. Though the Allies were holding more than their own before America entered the war, our entrance into the conflict settled the issue, and it was with beating hearts that the people of France who suffered so much in this ruthless war welcomed the members of the Rainbopw Division as they marched through the villages and countryside on their way to their quarters at Base Camp No. 1, France. RELEASED FOR EVENING PAPERS MARCH 7TH, 1918." Readers of the [gap] who wish a photographic copy of this picture can obtain it by sending ten censt [sic] to the Committee on Public Information, Division of Pictures, Washington, D.C. Inclose this clipping or mention Photo No. 4066. 3/4/18."
Subject:
World War, 1914 - 1918
Geographic Area:
France
Decade:
1910s
Type:
Still Image
Genre/Form:
war photography
Genre/Form:
black-and-white photographs
Genre/Form:
group portraits
Format:
Photograph; black and white
Extent:
6 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.
Digital Publisher:
George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center.
Collection:
Underwood and Underwood World War I press photographs
Physical Location:
Box 1, Folder 89
Rights Statement:
Public Domain. There are no known restrictions.
General Note:
The description for these photographs is transcribed from paper descriptions that are attached to the photographs with adhesive. These paper descriptions are brittle and acidic. For presentation and accessibility purposes, the descriptions have been cropped out of the image.
