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Living Emblem of the United States Marines: 100 Officers and 9000 Enlisted men, Marine Barracks, Paris Island, S.C., Brigadier General J.H. Pendleton, Commanding

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Title
Living Emblem of the United States Marines: 100 Officers and 9000 Enlisted men, Marine Barracks, Paris Island, S.C., Brigadier General J.H. Pendleton, Commanding
Names
Mole, Arthur S., 1889- (Photographer)
Thomas, John D. (Photographer)
Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1919
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: 114PH013
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Arthur S. Mole (American, 1889-1983) (Photographer), John D. Thomas (American, died 1947) (Photographer)
Bibliography: Louis Kaplan, "Dead Troops Salute," Cabinet Magazine (2007), accessed May 14, 2014: http://cabinetmagazine.org/issues/24/kaplan.php
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: Print Size: 13 1/16 x 10 in. (33.2 x 25.4 cm)Mat / Mount ((mat) ): 16 x 14 in. (40.6 x 35.6 cm)
On recto (inscribed in negative): C[circled] // MOLE & THOMAS // 915 MEDINAH BLDG // CHICAGO, ILL. // JAN. 24, 1919; LIVING EMBLEM OF THE // UNITED STATES MARINES // 100 OFFICERS & 9000 ENLISTED MEN // MARINE BARRACKS, PARIS ISLAND, S.C. // BRIGADIER GENERAL J.H. PENDLETON, COMMANDING. On verso (inscribed in graphite): Name to see // Mrs. Withers 3/4 RM // [illegible]
Mole & Thomas photographs have also been called "Living Photographs' for its use of people to compose the photographs. Taken with an 11 x 14-inch view camera, the image was first traced onto the glass negative [Karen Schmitt, "Patriotic Poses: 'Living Photographs' from Mole & Thomas," Defense Transportation Journal (April 2008): 12-14. Accessed May 14, 2014: http://www.ndtahq.com/documents/April2008_PatrioticPoses_DTJ.pdf.]
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
TMS ID: 313912
TMS Object Number: 114PH013
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6876f570-fbec-0131-9a08-58d385a7bbd0
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

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  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Living Emblem of the United States Marines" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1919. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f76879b0-2288-0132-05a3-58d385a7bbd0

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Living Emblem of the United States Marines" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f76879b0-2288-0132-05a3-58d385a7bbd0

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1919). Living Emblem of the United States Marines Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f76879b0-2288-0132-05a3-58d385a7bbd0

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Living Emblem of the United States Marines