Object Details
Created by
Duce & McClymonds, American, Twentieth century
Subject of
Lt. Colonel Charles J. Blackwood Sr., American, 1896 - 1982
Description
Photographic portrait of Lt. Charles J. Blackwood during World War I in full military dress. The photograph is taken in a studio and has a neutral background. Blackwood is wearing a tunic jacket with U.S.R. pins on either side of his jacket collar for United States Reserves. He is also wearing a campaign hat. The back of the photographs has four areas at each corner of another paper where it had previously been attached. There is a very faded maker's mark in the center that reads, [PHOTO BY / D & Mc Photos [underlined] / Rockford, ILL].
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Beverly J. Blackwood in memory of Charles J. Blackwood, Sr.
Date
1914-1918
Object number
2018.13.5.1
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
photographs
portraits
Medium
photographic gelatin and toner on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W: 6 1/2 × 4 5/8 in. (16.5 × 11.8 cm)
Place made
Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
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Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Buffalo Soldiers
Military
Photography
World War I
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2018.13.5.1