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ORIGINAL!WW1 PHOTO 82ND 89TH DIV 326TH FIELD HOSP RED CROSS AMBULANCE ROYAUMEIX AUG. 1918
WW1 U.S. ARMY 82ND AND 89TH DIVISIONS 326TH FIELD HOSP RED CROSS AMBULANCE ROYAUMEIX AUG. 1918
ST. MIHIEL OFFENSIVE / GAS CASUALTIES AT 326TH FIELD HOSPITAL NEAR ROYAUMEIX FRANCE
UP FOR SALE IS AN EXTREMELY RARE AND 100% GENUINE VINTAGE WORLD WAR I PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT. THIS HISTORIC IMAGE CAPTURES A SOLEMN OUTDOOR TRIAGE POINT PACKED WITH GAS CASUALTIES FROM THE 82ND AND 89TH U.S. DIVISIONS DURING THE MAJESTIC ST. MIHIEL OFFENSIVE.
THE BACK OF THE PHOTO FEATURES CRITICAL VINTAGE HANDWRITTEN PROVENANCE NOTES CORRESPONDING DIRECTLY TO THE OFFICIAL NATIONAL ARCHIVES RECORD: "RED CROSS", THE OFFICIAL SIGNAL CORPS CATALOG NUMBER "22012", AND A DIVISIONAL BACKSLASH MARK. THIS PROVES AN AUTHENTIC EARLY DISTRIBUTION LINKED TO THE OFFICIAL U.S. SIGNAL CORPS RECORD 111-SC-22012 DATED AUGUST 8, 1918.
ITEM CONDITION & SPECIFICATIONS:
- TYPE: GENUINE HISTORICAL VINTAGE PRINT (NOT A MODERN REPRODUCTION OR REPRINT)
- DIMENSIONS: MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 4 1/2 INCHES BY 3 11/16 INCHES
- CLARITY: EXTREMELY SHARP, HIGH-CONTRAST PERIOD CLARITY SHOWING STUNNING RESOLUTION AND FINE GRAPHIC DETAIL
- DETAILS SHOWN: MASS SOUP OF STRETCHER-BOUND SOLDIERS, MEDIC AND NURSE CARE REQUISITIONS, BACKGROUND FOREST, AND A PERIOD U.S. MILITARY MEDICAL AMBULANCE BEARING THE ICONIC RED CROSS INSIGNIA
- VERSO: AUTHENTIC CAPTION NOTES IN GRAPHITE PENCIL AS SHOWN IN THE PHOTOS
THIS IS A PREMIER ACQUISITION PIECE FOR SERIOUS WORLD WAR 1 HISTORIANS, MILITARY ARCHIVISTS, AND VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTORS. PLEASE EXAMINE BOTH SIDES IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS CAREFULLY TO VERIFY THE OUTSTANDING SHARPNESS AND GENUINE AGE.
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THIS IS NOT A COPY OR REPRODUCTION
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