Sujet

A close shave - 317th Supply Train, Belleville, Meuse, Oct. 12, 1918, October 12, 1918. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

African-American soldiers serving in France during the First World War. One soldier is shaving another soldier's head. One soldier is seated with his right leg crossed over his left leg. His hands are resting on his thigh and he has a cigarette in his mouth. His hat is hanging on a wooden post to his right. The other soldier stands behind. His hands are raised and he is holding the razor blade in this right hand. He is wearing his uniform and hat and is pursing his lips. The Signal Corps USA logo is in the bottom left corner of photograph.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A73_193

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

152,2Mo (3,5Mo) / 54,2cm x 70,3cm / 6404 x 8305 (300dpi)

Mots clés

people black male job man men education country guy occupation museum smoking hair war location Armed Forces century profession cigarettes soldiers soldier first world war concept shaving barber haircut African American African-American B&W afro-american Army warfare hairdressing United States of America Smithsonian Institution World War I WWI United States Army black & white black and white B W World War One Educational Institution 1910s 20th century US Army heritage American America USA 1st World War scientific institution WW1 photograph united states Unknown cigarette U.S. Army cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC gelatin and silver on photographic paper United States Army Signal Corps