(MILITARY WORLD WAR I) AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (AEF) O

Sale 2342 - Lot 451

Price Realized: $ 531

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Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200

(MILITARY--WORLD WAR I.) AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (AEF). Outdoor group photograph of 36 soldiers in a special French unit. Silver print 4-2/2 x 6-3/4 inches, in the French photographer's card mount; overall dimensions 8-1/4 x 10-5/8 inches. (WGC) Cosne, Nievre: L. Biaud, circa 1919

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An integrated group of soldiers. There are three lieutenants in the foreground, the shoulder patches on their tunics unidentifiable. There are five motorcycles with five African Americans in the foreground as well. Soldiers in the rear are seated on the side of a truck. NB: Black soldiers in the AEF in France were under French command and did not serve with American soldiers. These motorcycle troops are part of a special unit.