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604th Engineers WWI photographs, Undated

 Collection
Identifier: 2010-089

Scope and Contents

166 silver print photographs, 3 1/16 x 5 3/16 plus margins, each with a printed caption.

A substantial group of World War I photographs portraying the men of the 604th Engineers, their activities and quarters, and a wide variety of scenes in the war zone. Included are views of such subjects as the regimental colors of the 604th, training at Camp Glenburnie in Maryland, troops on board the USS New Hampshire, troops marching toward the front, "gas mask training preparatory to going up in Argonne," railroad building in the Argonne, "A Morning's Catch" of German prisoners, "Frisking an Upturned tank," the regimental band, a German "machine gun nest," the cooks of Company A in the woods near Verdun, a ruinous cathedral with a caption reading "Cathedrals seemed to be the favorite hiding place for both sides and the favorite place for shelling from both sides," a dugout on Dead Man’s Hill, the hospital on Dead Man’s Hill, "Lt. Parks, the 'family' dentist on Voquoise Hill," "Thanksgiving Dinner on Hill 297," and so on. While apparently intended for publication (page numbers appear beside each caption), we can find no record of a publication relating to the 604th Engineers.

Dates

  • Creation: Undated

Access

This material is open for research use by any registered reader.

Use and Copyright

This material is owned by the University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections. Unpublished manuscripts are under copyright. Therefore, permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from both the repository and the copyright holder.

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet (1 box (167 photographs))

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

Collection shelved on 3rd floor.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchase

Source

Subject

Title
604th Engineers WWI photographs, Undated
Status
Completed
Author
Unknown
Date
2016 August
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives Repository

Contact:
McFarlin Library
University of Tulsa
2933 E. 6th St
Tulsa 74104-3123 USA
(918) 631-2496