No. 111 - Soldiers at the Presidio, San Francisco, blanketing a Jew clothing merchant.
No. 111 - Soldiers at the Presidio, San Francisco, blanketing a Jew clothing merchant.
Creator
Givens, James David
Date created
circa 1900
Date publish
circa 1902 - 1914
Accession No.
OFI-003137
Format
Photograph, black & white (halftone reproduction).
Citation
Scenes taken in the Philippines and on the Pacific, relating to soldiers.
Location
OFI-003032 to OFI-003232\OFI-003137.jpg
Notes
Subject: "Bouncing" a new recruit on a blanket was a common initation rite in the U.S. Army. Identifying the recruit as a "Jew clothing merchant" indicates the casual racism prevalent in t
Type
Type: Photograph, halftone reproduction, B/W, white border, matte.
Medium
1 print : photomechanical : sheet 14 x 18 cm.
Subject 1
United States. Army -- Military life -- History.
Subject 2
Initiation rites -- United States.
Subject 3
Soldiers -- United States -- Social life and customs.
Actual Image Location
OFI photographs, Box 4.
Call number
OFI-003137
Cataloger
GERRY