Sujet

Combat helmet from World War I used by the 93rd Infantry Division, 1914-1918. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

The exterior of the helmet is olive green in colour with a painted version of a 93rd Infantry patch on the front. The symbol consists of a powder blue helmet on a black circle. Helmet worn by an African-American soldier of the 93rd Infantry Division, a 'coloured' (racially segregated) unit of the United States Army in World War I and World War II.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A77_475

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

46,7Mo (896,4Ko) / 32,0cm x 36,6cm / 3779 x 4320 (300dpi)

Mots clés

people black country equipment museum color dress armour military war location Armed Forces century helmet first world war concept African American African-American afro-american Army warfare trench trenches United States of America casque Colour World War I WWI United States Army World War One 1910s 20th century US Army heritage American America USA 1st World War segregation WW1 united states racial segregation Unknown U.S. Army cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC leather imitation leather metal cloth cotton paint plastic plant fiber helmets