Company Eleven Reserve Officers Performing Bayonet Drills
SubjectPortrait of
Philip Cheney
American, 1878-1948
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1917 - 1918
MediumPhotomechanical print: printers' ink on postcard
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 7/16 × 5 7/16in. (8.7 × 13.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Thomas L. Cheney
DescriptionView of a large group of men standing in rows, facing to the right. They are posed lunging forward with rifles thrust out in front of them. Most of the men are wearing sleeveless shirts or are shirtless. There are two large buildings in the background.
Object number1991.28.78
MarkingsPrinted in white ink on recto: "Reserve Officers / 3036 / Bayonet practice"Printed in gray ink on verso: "POST CARD / CORRESPONDENCE HERE / [vertical line] / NAME AND ADDRESS HERE"
Printed in gray ink on verso, in top right corner: Four-sided border with "AZO" on each side and a triangle in each corner.
Printed in gray ink on verso, within "AZO" border: "PLACE / STAMP / HERE"InscribedHandwritten in pencil on verso: "Co. 11 N.Y."
Handwritten in pencil on verso by cataloger: "PHIL CHENEY front left"NotesDate note: Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as circa 1917-1918.
Context note: Cataloging worksheet in object file states that the place of origin is probably Plattsburg, New York. An officers' training school was located there.
Philip Cheney served during World War I in Company B, 307th Infantry, 77th Division.
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