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The first Negro soldier to be assigned to Armed Forces Network overseas, Pvt. Adolph Baxter, Jr., of Pontiac, Michigan, twirls a dial on a transmitter in Paris, France

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Image ID

1260286


Item data

Title

The first Negro soldier to be assigned to Armed Forces Network overseas, Pvt. Adolph Baxter, Jr., of Pontiac, Michigan, twirls a dial on a transmitter in Paris, France

Collection

Military
Post-World War II Activity
Troops in France

Names

United States. Army. Signal Corps (Photographer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1945-09-01

Library Location

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Military

Subjects

African Americans
African-American soldiers
Armed Forces -- United States
France
Transistor radio transmitters
Paris (France)

Genres

Photographs

Physical Description

Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 1 photographic print : Gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b13049857
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG96-F156
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a29e4ae0-c645-012f-9e2a-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

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MLA format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "The first Negro soldier to be assigned to Armed Forces Network overseas, Pvt. Adolph Baxter, Jr., of Pontiac, Michigan, twirls a dial on a transmitter in Paris, France" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1945. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a29e4ae0-c645-012f-9e2a-58d385a7bc34

APA format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1945). The first Negro soldier to be assigned to Armed Forces Network overseas, Pvt. Adolph Baxter, Jr., of Pontiac, Michigan, twirls a dial on a transmitter in Paris, France Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a29e4ae0-c645-012f-9e2a-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "The first Negro soldier to be assigned to Armed Forces Network overseas, Pvt. Adolph Baxter, Jr., of Pontiac, Michigan, twirls a dial on a transmitter in Paris, France" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a29e4ae0-c645-012f-9e2a-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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