Lot 117A
[WORLD WAR I]. Panoramic photograph of the World War I 317th Engineer's Band. Indianapolis: Patton Studio, 1918.
Sale 994 - African Americana
Feb 23, 2022
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[WORLD WAR I]. Panoramic photograph of the World War I 317th Engineer's Band. Indianapolis: Patton Studio, 1918.
24 1/4 x 6 7/8 in. (visible) panoramic photograph (vertical crease, some fading to left edge); matted and framed (not examined out of frame). Photographer's imprint written in negative. Titled in image over large drum: "317 Engineers Band, Camp Sherman, Ohio, May 15, 1918."
The 317th Engineers Regiment and 317th Engineers Train were both trained at Camp Sherman alongside the 325th Field Signal Battalion. All three shipped out to France and served with the 92nd Division.
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