Photo album, 1914 - 1918
Scope and Contents
An album of tipped-in photographs compiled by an unidentified soldier--a member of the 3rd Home Counties Brigade, A Royal Field Artillery (Cinque Ports) division of Britain's Territorial Forces during WWI; the division's purpose was to relieve regular troops needed at the Front. The photos document the soldier's service in India and Mesopotania, showing a variety of both personal and professional experiences ranging from tourist-type acitivities, hunting excursions, and views of the brigade in the field.
Dates
- Creation: 1914 - 1918
Access
This material is open for research use by any registered reader.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
Commercial photo album comprised of 24 stiff-board pages, one of which is detached, bound with light maroon cloth spine and corners over dark maroon pebbled cloth boards. The album contains 102 b/w photographs and photo-postcards tipped in. Most of the images appear to be reproductions cut from a large proof sheet. Almost all tipped in images are captioned in brown pen on the page; almost all images on verso are captioned in pencil, sometimes differing from the caption on the page.
Dimensions
26.4 x 19.5 x 8.4 cm
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives Repository
McFarlin Library
University of Tulsa
2933 E. 6th St
Tulsa 74104-3123 USA
(918) 631-2496
speccoll@utulsa.edu