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Photographs from the Sergeant Rawhide collection, gathered by Perry W. James: World War I archival material, Ebony Doughboys living-history presentations, monuments, museum exhibits, and memorabilia connected to the story of Black soldiers in World War I, including the 371st Infantry Regiment and Sergeant Perry Loyd.

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Archival photograph. Original caption: "Colored Officers in Training at Camp Dodge, Desmoines, Iowa. Group No. 1."

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Historical Archive

Original World War I-era photographs and publication pages documenting Black American soldiers.

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Each press shows one photograph from Historical Archive, in an order set by today’s date.

  • Sepia-toned photograph of a young soldier in a broad-brimmed campaign hat and a service tunic with breast pockets, standing outdoors against a light mottled wall and holding a rifle upright in both hands, muzzle pointing up past his shoulder.

    Archival portrait. Sgt. Perry "Rawhide" Loyd's family identifies this soldier as Sgt. Loyd himself.…

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    Archival portrait. Sgt. Perry "Rawhide" Loyd's family identifies this soldier as Sgt. Loyd himself. His service file was destroyed in the 1973 fire at the National Personnel Records Center, so no record survives to match a photograph against; the identification is the family's own and is recorded here as theirs.

  • Black-and-white World War I photograph of seven soldiers in helmets and overcoats posed in front of a dark canvas backdrop, on bare ground.

    Archival World War I photograph of seven soldiers, helmets on, posed outdoors in front of a canvas…

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    Archival World War I photograph of seven soldiers, helmets on, posed outdoors in front of a canvas backdrop.

  • Scanned publication page with nine individual portrait photographs of soldiers in a 3x3 grid, captioned "Group of Officers of the 370th."

    Archival publication page. Original caption: "Group of Officers of the 370th. Reading from Left to…

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    Archival publication page. Original caption: "Group of Officers of the 370th. Reading from Left to Right, Top: 1st Lt. Norman Garrett; Capt. John H. Patton, 2nd Batt. 1st Lt. Michael Browning, Machine Gun No. 2. Center: Capt. Spencer C. Dixon, Med. Corps; Major Charles H. Hunt, 2nd Battalion; Capt. Libburn Jackson, Machine Gun No. 2. Bottom: 1st Lt. Robt. C. Chavis; 1st Lt. Benote H. Lee; 2nd Lt. Frank Corbin, all of the 370th Infantry (formerly old 8th Illinois)."

  • Black-and-white photograph of a large group of soldiers in two rows, seated and standing, in front of wooden buildings and a bare tree.

    Archival photograph. Original caption: "Colored Officers in Training at Camp Dodge, Desmoines, Iowa.…

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    Archival photograph. Original caption: "Colored Officers in Training at Camp Dodge, Desmoines, Iowa. Group No. 1."

  • Aged black-and-white photograph of roughly twenty-five soldiers posed in two rows in front of a building with a sloped roof; one man reclines on the ground in front.

    Archival World War I-era photograph of a large group of soldiers, uncaptioned.

  • Black-and-white photograph of ten soldiers, some standing and some seated on wooden steps, in front of a wooden building.

    Archival World War I-era photograph, uncaptioned.

  • Studio portrait of a soldier in an overcoat standing beside a woman in a fur-trimmed coat and wide-brimmed hat, holding a fur muff.

    Archival studio portrait of a soldier and a woman, uncaptioned.

  • Portrait photograph of a soldier in a garrison cap beside a printed biography paragraph.

    Archival portrait with printed biography. Original text: "Born in Kansas City, Missouri in 1890,…

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    Archival portrait with printed biography. Original text: "Born in Kansas City, Missouri in 1890, Vernon Coffey served as a member of the 93rd division in France during World War I. Coffey would distinguish himself as a soldier, fighting for the French on behalf of the United States. In 1918 Coffey was awarded the Croix de Guerre for bravery. At the end of the war, Coffey would return to Kansas City, Kansas, where he became a preacher at First African Methodist Episcopal Church."

  • Oval-framed publication portrait of a young officer in a peaked service cap.

    Archival publication portrait. Original caption: "Lieut. R. Q. Venson, Military Instructor at Camp…

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    Archival publication portrait. Original caption: "Lieut. R. Q. Venson, Military Instructor at Camp Grant."

  • Black-and-white photograph of a soldier and two women holding a large folded American flag between them, in a plain room with a doorway.

    Archival photograph of a flag presentation to a family, uncaptioned.

  • Black-and-white photograph of about fifteen soldiers in overcoats and helmets, some carrying rifles, smiling on the deck of a ship, with railings and lifeboat davits visible.

    Archival photograph of soldiers aboard a troop ship, uncaptioned.

  • Full-length photograph of a soldier standing at attention with a rifle beside a stucco building with wire-mesh window screens.

    Archival photograph, uncaptioned.

  • Aged photograph of nine men in a wooded clearing, some in military uniform and some in civilian shirtsleeves, near buckets and a cooking pot.

    Archival photograph of a mixed group at a wooded camp, uncaptioned.

  • Studio portrait of a young soldier in a campaign hat and full uniform, standing in front of a painted garden backdrop with an arch.

    Archival studio portrait, uncaptioned.

  • Keystone View Company stereoscopic photo card showing two side-by-side images of long rows of soldiers standing in formation, with officers reviewing the line.

    Archival Keystone View Company stereoview card. Original caption: "Uncle Sam Provides for Comfort of…

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    Archival Keystone View Company stereoview card. Original caption: "Uncle Sam Provides for Comfort of His Soldiers. Colored Troops En Route to France Taking Train Rest at Railway Division Point."

    Keystone View Company (printed credit)

  • Studio portrait of a young soldier in uniform, smiling, against a draped curtain backdrop.

    Archival studio portrait, uncaptioned.

  • Studio portrait of a soldier in a garrison cap and full uniform with puttees, standing beside a wooden chair.

    Archival studio portrait, uncaptioned.

  • Studio portrait of three soldiers in campaign hats and overcoats posed in front of a painted scenic backdrop.

    Archival studio portrait, uncaptioned.

  • Black-and-white photograph of soldiers in campaign hats at outdoor serving tables with food trays, with rows of tents visible behind them.

    Archival photograph of a camp mess line, uncaptioned.

  • Black-and-white photograph of six soldiers standing behind an older man in a wide-brimmed hat, seated in a chair and wearing service ribbons, in front of a house.

    Archival photograph of a group with a seated elder, uncaptioned.

  • Full-length photograph of three soldiers standing in front of a stone wall, one leaning on a cane.

    Archival photograph, uncaptioned.

  • Black-and-white photograph of seven soldiers, four standing and three seated on chairs, posed against a plain wall.

    Archival group photograph, uncaptioned.

  • Publication portrait of an officer in a garrison cap, cropped at the waist.

    Archival publication portrait. Original caption: "2nd Lt. Jas. L. Horace, Intel. Officer, 365th…

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    Archival publication portrait. Original caption: "2nd Lt. Jas. L. Horace, Intel. Officer, 365th Inf."

  • Publication portrait of an officer in a peaked service cap.

    Archival publication portrait. Original caption: "1st Lt. Clayborne George."

  • Black-and-white photograph of eight soldiers posed in front of a wooden building, four standing and four seated, wearing medals.

    Archival publication photograph. Original caption: "Group of 369th Colored Infantry with their War…

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    Archival publication photograph. Original caption: "Group of 369th Colored Infantry with their War Crosses. One hundred and sixty-nine men of this regiment (old 15th N.Y.) won valor medals. They were nicknamed 'Hell Fighters.' Top: Fred Rogers. Lower row: George Chapman, Lawrence McVey, Isaac Freeman. Upper row: Wm. Bunn, Herbert Mills, Hugh Hamilton, Clarence Johnson."

    Press Illustrating Service (printed credit, partially legible)

  • Publication portrait of an officer in a garrison cap with a captain's bar insignia.

    Archival publication portrait. Original caption: "Capt. T. N. Dent."

  • Black-and-white photograph of eight soldiers posed outside a building doorway with a young girl in front holding a bouquet of flowers.

    Archival photograph, uncaptioned.

  • Scanned publication page with nine individual portrait photographs of officers in a 3x3 grid.

    Archival publication page. Original caption: "Top, Left to Right: 1st Lt. Ewell W. Clarke, Asst.…

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    Archival publication page. Original caption: "Top, Left to Right: 1st Lt. Ewell W. Clarke, Asst. Personnel Adjutant Hdq. Staff, 92nd Div. 1st Lt. Almando Henderson, 367th Inf. 1st Lt. F. S. Upshur, 350th F.A. Center, Left to Right: 2nd Lt. R. D. Hardaway, 367th Inf. Capt. Aaron Day, Jr., 317th Am. Tr. 2nd Lt. A. M. Watson, 350th Mchn. Gun Bat. Below, Left to Right: 2nd Lt. Scott A. Moyer, 349th F.A.; 2nd Lt. Wm. F. Grady, 368th Inf., and 2nd Lt. Walter W. Scott, 368th Inf., who was gassed at the Argonne Forest in an attack on Binarville."

  • Aged publication photograph of four people in long coats and garrison caps on a street, exchanging papers by hand.

    Archival publication photograph; the original caption for this clipping is not visible in the source…

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    Archival publication photograph; the original caption for this clipping is not visible in the source scan.

  • Black-and-white photograph of nine soldiers holding rifles with fixed bayonets, kneeling and standing in two rows in front of a corrugated barracks building, with an officer standing apart at right.

    Archival photograph, uncaptioned.

  • Black-and-white photograph of three men in campaign hats standing beside a horse in an open field.

    Archival photograph, uncaptioned.

  • Black-and-white photograph of a soldier on crutches, one leg bandaged, greeting a crowd of women on a city street lined with American flags.

    Archival photograph of a wounded soldier greeting a crowd, uncaptioned.

  • Colorized historical photograph of a French soldier in a horizon-blue uniform shaking hands with an American Black soldier, with other soldiers standing near a stone wall.

    Colorized historical photograph, uncaptioned.

  • Aged photograph of eight soldiers posed in front of a curved corrugated-metal hut, five standing and three kneeling in front.

    Archival photograph, uncaptioned.

  • Studio portrait of a soldier seated in a chair, hands clasped, wearing a service coat, against a painted studio backdrop.

    Archival studio portrait, uncaptioned.

Living History and Reenactment

Modern photographs of Ebony Doughboys living-history presentations and reenactment events.

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Each press shows one photograph from Living History and Reenactment, in an order set by today’s date.

  • Modern color photograph of a group of men in World War I-pattern service uniforms at an indoor award ceremony, one holding a certificate at a podium.

    Ebony Doughboys members at an award ceremony, believed to be the occasion of the Congressional…

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    Ebony Doughboys members at an award ceremony, believed to be the occasion of the Congressional Veterans Braintrust Award pictured elsewhere in this gallery.

  • Modern black-and-white photograph of three reenactors in World War I-pattern uniforms and garrison caps standing in a European town square with Gothic church spires in the background.

    Ebony Doughboys reenactors on a living-history trip to Europe.

  • Modern black-and-white photograph of three reenactors in World War I-pattern uniforms on a European street, with a stone archway and rowhouses in the background.

    Ebony Doughboys reenactors on a European street.

  • Modern color photograph of reenactors in French Adrian helmets positioned along a dirt trench line with sandbags, in a bare autumn woodland.

    Ebony Doughboys reenactors in trench positions at a living-history event.

  • Modern color photograph of reenactors in French Adrian helmets in a dug trench, one gesturing toward the tree line.

    Ebony Doughboys reenactors in a dug trench at a living-history event.

  • Modern color photograph of three reenactors in French Adrian helmets marching down a wooded dirt path, with a canvas tent visible behind them.

    Ebony Doughboys reenactors marching between camp positions.

  • Modern color photograph of reenactors lying prone along a dirt trench embankment with sandbags scattered nearby, bare autumn trees in the background.

    Ebony Doughboys reenactors in a firing-line position at a living-history event.

  • Modern color photograph of a long line of reenactors standing at attention with fixed bayonets along a dirt road, with a color guard flag visible in the distance.

    Ebony Doughboys reenactors in formation at a living-history event.

  • Modern color photograph of reenactors gathered at a rustic wooden shelter with a hand-painted "S.A. Rest Area" sign, some holding drinks near jars and a coffee urn.

    Ebony Doughboys reenactors at a camp rest area during a living-history event.

  • Modern color photograph of reenactors in mixed uniforms, including a blue French-style overcoat, gathered on a wooded dirt path.

    Ebony Doughboys reenactors gathered on a wooded path.

  • Modern color photograph, viewed from behind, of reenactors walking a wooded trail with rifles slung and first-aid pouches visible on their belts.

    Ebony Doughboys reenactors on the move at a living-history event.

  • Modern color photograph of a large group of reenactors, several in French horizon-blue overcoats, gathered in a shallow trench and crater area with sandbagged parapets.

    Ebony Doughboys reenactors and fellow living-history participants at a large trench scenario.

  • Modern color photograph of a single reenactor reclining on a dirt embankment beside sandbags, looking toward the camera.

    An Ebony Doughboys reenactor at a living-history event.

  • Modern color photograph of reenactors seated against a wooden trench wall, rifles with fixed bayonets propped between their knees, gas mask bags on their chests.

    Ebony Doughboys reenactors resting in a trench position.

  • Dimly lit modern color photograph, close portrait of a reenactor wearing a white arm sling bandage over his uniform, holding a fixed-bayonet rifle.

    Close portrait of an Ebony Doughboys reenactor.

  • Dimly lit modern color photograph, close portrait of a smiling reenactor seated against a stone wall, another reenactor partly visible in the foreground.

    Close portrait of an Ebony Doughboys reenactor.

  • High-contrast, filtered modern color photograph, close portrait of a reenactor with a mustache and beard, holding a rifle in a trench setting.

    Close portrait of an Ebony Doughboys reenactor, shown with a vintage-style photo filter applied.

  • Filtered modern photograph, aged-tone effect, of two reenactors seated against a wood-plank trench wall, one with an arm sling bandage.

    Ebony Doughboys reenactors seated in a trench, shown with a vintage-style photo filter applied.

  • Modern color photograph of seven reenactors gathered near a dugout mound topped with sandbags and log revetments, one man pointing toward the camera.

    Ebony Doughboys reenactors and fellow living-history participants at a dugout position.

  • Dim twilight color photograph of reenactors in mixed blue and khaki uniforms standing at a wood-framed dugout entrance.

    Ebony Doughboys reenactors at a dugout entrance at dusk.

  • Filtered, aged-tone modern photograph of a reenactor seated in a trench, arm in a sling bandage.

    An Ebony Doughboys reenactor, shown with a vintage-style photo filter applied.

  • Dimly lit modern color photograph of a reenactor in a helmet, smiling faintly, holding a rifle.

    Close portrait of an Ebony Doughboys reenactor.

  • Modern color photograph of a reenactor sliding down a dirt slope near a sandbagged wall, in a dramatic action pose with rifles dropped in the foreground.

    An Ebony Doughboys reenactor in an action scenario at a living-history event.

  • Modern color photograph of a reenactor seated in a trench beside a sandbagged wall, a single rifle propped nearby.

    An Ebony Doughboys reenactor resting in a trench position.

  • Modern color photograph of two reenactors, one standing and one seated, talking in a trench lined with stacked rifles and sandbags.

    Ebony Doughboys reenactors in conversation at a living-history event.

  • Modern color photograph of a reenactor standing in a shell crater beside a coil of barbed wire and wooden wire pickets, rifle in hand.

    An Ebony Doughboys reenactor at a no-man's-land scenario.

  • Modern color photograph of three reenactors gathered around a row of rifles stood on end at a sandbagged trench position.

    Ebony Doughboys reenactors at a trench position.

  • Modern color photograph shot through a loophole in a sandbagged wall, looking out over a bare woodland with a reenactor visible in a shell hole in the distance.

    A view through a sandbagged loophole at a living-history trench site.

  • Modern color photograph of a reenactor sitting on the ground in a trench, smoking a pipe, sandbags visible around him.

    An Ebony Doughboys reenactor at rest in a trench.

  • Modern color photograph of a reenactor walking through a dug trench, rifle with fixed bayonet slung over his shoulder.

    An Ebony Doughboys reenactor moving through a trench.

  • Modern color photograph of nine reenactors posed together at a trench and dugout site with a corrugated-metal shelter, gas mask bags and rifles visible.

    Ebony Doughboys reenactors posed at a living-history trench site.

Monuments and Memorials

Present-day photographs of memorials in the United States and France.

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Each press shows one photograph from Monuments and Memorials, in an order set by today’s date.

  • Modern color photograph of three people posed at a stone memorial monument in an open field, American and French flags displayed at its base.

    A memorial monument visited during a battlefield trip, location not confirmed in the source…

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    A memorial monument visited during a battlefield trip, location not confirmed in the source material.

  • Modern color photograph of a tall stone obelisk monument on a grassy hill under a blue sky, with stone steps leading up to it.

    A memorial obelisk, location not confirmed in the source material.

  • Modern color photograph of a man in dark casual clothing standing beside a gray granite obelisk monument and flagpole, on a paved path near hedges.

    A visitor at a memorial monument, location not confirmed in the source material.

Exhibits and Displays

Museum cases and preserved sites documenting African American WWI service.

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Each press shows one photograph from Exhibits and Displays, in an order set by today’s date.

  • Museum display case showing a World War I-era uniform jacket and campaign hat mounted on a form, beside a photograph and an antique wall telephone, with an "African American Soldiers" placard.

    Museum display case. Placard text: "AFRICAN AMERICAN SOLDIERS. America was fighting to make the…

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    Museum display case. Placard text: "AFRICAN AMERICAN SOLDIERS. America was fighting to make the world safe for democracy, but African Americans at the time endured severe discrimination, at home and in the armed forces, where they served in segregated units. While they made up only a tenth of the civilian population, African Americans accounted for 13 percent of the armed forces in 1918. Many were assigned to the 92nd and 93rd divisions. Others served in pioneer infantry, engineers and in labor and transport battalions. Soldiers of the 93rd Division were assigned to the French army soon after they arrived in France. Their services on the battlefield earned them 68 Croix de Guerre and 24 Distinguished Service Crosses."

  • Close view of a museum display case showing a campaign hat and uniform jacket with a shoulder patch, beside a "WWI Buffalo Soldier" placard and a photograph of a soldier.

    Museum display case. Placard text: "WW I BUFFALO SOLDIER. Uniform of Corporal Lemuel Russell,…

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    Museum display case. Placard text: "WW I BUFFALO SOLDIER. Uniform of Corporal Lemuel Russell, Vincennes. Russell was one of the thousands of African-Americans who served the country in WWI. Corp. Russell remained in the Army after WWI and remembered with pride his assignment to look after General MacArthur's horse during his service in the pre-war Philippines. Corp. Russell's uniform exhibits the distinctive patch of the buffalo soldier." A nearby photo caption identifies "Aaron Richard Fisher."

  • Museum display case showing a garrison cap with dog tags on a chain and a steel helmet, beside the full "African American Soldiers" placard text and part of the mounted uniform jacket.

    Museum display case detail: a garrison cap, dog tags, and helmet, shown with the same "African…

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    Museum display case detail: a garrison cap, dog tags, and helmet, shown with the same "African American Soldiers" placard transcribed elsewhere in this gallery.

  • Museum wall display with an oval-framed portrait, a framed roster document, a small group photograph, a bugle, and a poster, arranged above a shelf.

    Museum wall display. The framed roster reads: "THE ROLL OF HONOR, ROSTER, MACHINE GUN COMPANY 45th…

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    Museum wall display. The framed roster reads: "THE ROLL OF HONOR, ROSTER, MACHINE GUN COMPANY 45th U.S. INFANTRY, FORT BENJAMIN HARRISON, IND." A nearby poster reads: "Keep them smiling, this home is helping our boys over there, UNITED WAR-WORK CAMPAIGN."

  • Modern color photograph of an empty preserved trench and dugout site, with a corrugated-metal shelter, sandbagged walls, and wooden revetments, no people present.

    A preserved or reconstructed trench and dugout site, unpopulated.

Ephemera

Certificates, artwork, documents, and other memorabilia from the collection.

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Each press shows one photograph from Ephemera, in an order set by today’s date.

  • Framed certificate headed "Veterans Braintrust Award" with the Great Seal of the United States Congress at the top and three signatures at the bottom.

    Certificate text: "It is our great honor to present this certificate to Ebony Doughboys. On this,…

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    Certificate text: "It is our great honor to present this certificate to Ebony Doughboys. On this, the Fourteenth day of September, in the Year Twenty Eighteen, we salute the Thirtieth Anniversary of the Veterans Braintrust with the valued contributions of advocates for African American veterans. Today we pay tribute to efforts made on behalf of World War I, World War II, Korean, Vietnam, Gulf, Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans, their Families and Supporters. We are proud to present this Veterans Braintrust Award as a symbol of appreciation and gratitude for service to America's veterans." Signed by Eddie Bernice Johnson, Sanford B. Bishop Jr., and Anthony G. Brown, Members of Congress.

    September 14, 2018

  • Black T-shirt printed with the Great Seal of the United States eagle emblem and a red banner reading "370TH" and "INFANTRY," with "UNBREAKABLE BOND PROJECT, BELGIUM 2018" printed below.

    A project T-shirt. Legible printed text: "370TH ... INFANTRY" on a red banner (the middle word is…

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    A project T-shirt. Legible printed text: "370TH ... INFANTRY" on a red banner (the middle word is not legible in the photograph) and "UNBREAKABLE BOND PROJECT, BELGIUM 2018" below it.

    2018

  • Illustrated poster of red poppies and barbed wire in the foreground, with silhouettes of soldiers walking in the misty background, titled "A Poppy Is to Remember."

    Illustrated remembrance poster, titled "A Poppy Is to Remember."

  • DVD case cover for the documentary film "Men of Bronze," with a World War I-era group photograph and a printed quote.

    Cover of the documentary "Men of Bronze: The Black American Heroes of World War I," a film by…

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    Cover of the documentary "Men of Bronze: The Black American Heroes of World War I," a film by William Miles and Men of Bronze, Inc. Printed quote, attributed to Melville T. Miller: "We were the first troops to march into enemy territory, Alsace-Lorraine, a beautiful place, and as we marched into this particular town, the people were cheering. And that day the sun was shining, and we were marching, and the band was playing, everybody's heads high, and we were all proud to be Americans, proud to be black, and proud of being the New York 15th Infantry."

  • Painted illustration of a soldier in a steel helmet holding a bugle, standing in a grassy field.

    Painted illustration, inscribed "C. Clarke, Bugler, 15th New York Infantry, Champagne 1918," signed…

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    Painted illustration, inscribed "C. Clarke, Bugler, 15th New York Infantry, Champagne 1918," signed Raymond Desvarreux.

    1918 (depicted); artwork undated · Raymond Desvarreux (signed)

  • American Expeditionary Forces identity card with a photograph of an officer, printed fields for name, rank, and duty, and a headquarters stamp.

    American Expeditionary Forces Identity Card. Printed fields read: Rank "Captain, 366th Inf."; Duty…

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    American Expeditionary Forces Identity Card. Printed fields read: Rank "Captain, 366th Inf."; Duty "Supply Co., 366th Inf." The handwritten surname is legible as "Jones"; the given name is written in cursive script this session could not confidently read.

  • Scan of a two-sided World War I draft registration card on a black background. The left side is the registration card, filled in by hand, with its lower-left corner cut off at an angle. The right side is the registrar's report, with a registrar's signature, the date June 5, 1917, and a faint local board stamp.

    World War I draft registration card of Perry Loyd, dated June 5, 1917. Handwritten entries read:…

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    World War I draft registration card of Perry Loyd, dated June 5, 1917. Handwritten entries read: name "Perry Loyd"; age "22"; home "Sumter R.F.D. 3, S.C."; date of birth "May 15, 1895"; born "Claremont, S.C."; occupation "Saw mill"; single; signed by his mark. The registrar's report records the Spring Hill precinct in Lee County and carries the stamp of the Local Board for the County of Lee, Bishopville, S.C. The card records his registration; it does not record whether he was later drafted.

    June 5, 1917 · WWI Selective Service registration card, National Archives record (M1509); copy supplied by the family, 2026

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Studio portrait of Perry James: an older Black man with a grey moustache and tortoiseshell glasses, smiling, wearing a navy suit, white shirt, and a light green tie patterned with small tree motifs, photographed against a plain white background.