WWI PANORAMIC ANTIQUE SEPIA TONED LONG PHOTO C. COMP 303 FT DEVENS MA ORIG FRAME

Description

EARLY 20TH CENTURY
AME
RI
CAN
ANTIQUE
PANORAMIC SEPIA TONED LONG PHOTOGRAPH
of
'
C. COMPANY, 303 M.G.B.'n.'
at
FORT DEVENS,
MA
by
CIRKUT PHOTO COMPANY, LEOMINSTER
MA, FRAMED
in
ORIGINAL PERIOD STAINED
THIN PROFILE OAK WOODEN FRAME
(Circa 1914-1918)
Early 20th century
Ame
ri
can
antique
WWI
panoramic long photograph
of
U
S
enlisted servicemen at
U
S
training camps
DIMENSIONS:
43" Length x 9" Height
Weight:
3 lb. 12 oz.
DESCRIPTION:
Offered is this clean and very well preserved,
43" in length,
large panoramic long photo of assembled
WWI
U
S
enlisted men
or
'doughboys'
of the
US Army
in training at
Fort Devens, Massachusetts.
The view is of an entire company,
'Company C, 303 M.G.B.n,
' with two rows of seated doughboys with their legs crossed in front of them and with their hands clasped together. In back of the two rows of seated soldiers are another two rows of standing doughboys. All soldiers have their characteristic, period
WWI
tall hats on, period gators and black leather boots. The long photo was taken by
Cirkut Photo Co., of 11 Whitman St., in Leominster, MA.
The photo had original glass over it that had a crack in the glass in one corner and has been swapped out for a piece of plexiglass very carefully. The sepia-tone photo is virtually undamaged and doesn't suffer from any stains, tears, foxing, excessive tanning or color depreciation.
Ame
ri
can
doughboys in training at
Fort Devens, Massachusetts,
circa 1914-1918.
WWI,
the forgotten war.
CONDITION:
Very Good to Excellent overall antique condition.
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