(MILITARY WORLD WAR II) United We Stand for God and Country

Sale 2308 - Lot 439

Price Realized: $ 600

?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price

Estimate: $ 600 - $ 800

(MILITARY--WORLD WAR II.) United We Stand for God and Country. Cloth souvenir of training camp, 17 x 16 inches, with a photographic transfer of a black infantryman holding his rifle within an 8 x 5-1/2 inch "frame" in the center; around him are various patriotic scenes: the Statue of Liberty etc.. Np, circa 1943

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A highly unusual photographic transfer of a black soldier printed on a piece of cotton. Things like this were available to soldiers and sailors at the various training camps. One would have their picture taken and then it could be applied to a number of different things that could be sent home to one's wife and family or a girl friend.