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Peter L. Robinson, Sr.

African American Museum

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Object Details

Photograph by

Clarence Bruce Santee, American, ca. 1883 - 1946

Subject of

Peter L. Robinson Sr., American, 1892 - 1979
92d Infantry Division, American, 1917 - 1945

Description

A black and white photograph of Peter L. Robinson, Sr. in uniform. Robinson is depicted in salute in front of the exterior of a building. His rifle is to his right, propped against the building. In the lower left of the photograph [Photo by Santee KC MO] is visible in white.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Peter L. Robinson, Jr. and Marie Robinson Johnson

Date

ca. 1917

Object number

2010.18.1

Restrictions & Rights

Public Domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Type

gelatin silver prints
portraits

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W: 9 7/8 x 7 7/8 x 1/8 in. (25.1 x 20 x 0.3 cm)
H x W x D (Image): 7 1/8 × 5 3/16 in. (18.1 × 13.2 cm)

Place captured

Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Photographs and Still Images

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American
Military
Photography
World War I

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5eb6c13db-18fa-497c-94e3-09f3458112e6

Record ID

nmaahc_2010.18.1

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