World War I Soldiers at ease and a young girl, 1917

glass negative

PHOTOGRAPHS
Rosenfeld and Sons
USA, NY, New York
ca. 1917
emulsion on glass
5 x 7 x 0 in.

5x7 glass plate negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons in 1917. The United States has entered World War I at this time. This image is of a group of soldiers at ease, waiting for the start of a parade in New York City. Spectators on the side walk to the left watch the soldiers standing in the street. In the center of the image is a young man in uniform standing with a young girl while they are waiting. No original negative number or any information on the negative sleeve. Negative from Box 310. CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

ANN.1984.187.6805

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection