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Negro GI (veteran of the U. S. armed forces) working with Army units at Marseille Garrison Area, France

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Title
Negro GI (veteran of the U. S. armed forces) working with Army units at Marseille Garrison Area, France
Names
United States. Army (Photographer)
Collection

Military

Post-World War II Activity

Troops in France

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1945 - 1949
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Military
Topics
African Americans
African-American soldiers
Armed Forces -- United States
France
Marseille (France)
African American veterans
Clerks
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Caption on back: "Marseille, France; Mr. H. Wilfred Armistead [seated] of 458 Madison Street, Brooklyn, New York, is the only discharged Negro GI [veteran of the U. S. armed forces] working with the 647th Ordnance Ammunition Company; Standing is Mr. Richard J. Jones, of Sherrill, New York, also a discharged GI [veteran of the U.S. armed forces] employed as a clerk."
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 1 photographic print : Gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13049857
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG96-F156
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a39ef0a0-c645-012f-db5c-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1945: Created (Approximate)
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Negro GI (veteran of the U. S. armed forces) working with Army units at Marseille Garrison Area, France" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1945 - 1949. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-f9d6-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Negro GI (veteran of the U. S. armed forces) working with Army units at Marseille Garrison Area, France" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-f9d6-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1945 - 1949). Negro GI (veteran of the U. S. armed forces) working with Army units at Marseille Garrison Area, France Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-f9d6-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Negro GI (veteran of the U. S. armed forces) working with Army units at Marseille Garrison Area, France