African American troops in France. Picture shows a part of the 75th Regiment Infantry NYNG organized by COL Haywood, which has been under fire, ca 1918.
From back of photo: While on maneuvers, African American Yanks in England take a brief rest after the "Enemy". L-R: PFC Houston Calmoie, Lynchburg, VA; T/5 Albert Jackson, Brenham, Texas; and PFC John L. Winkfield, Miami, Florida.
From back of photo: Liberia, Africa. American troops in Liberia. American Army Engineer Task Force in Liberia. PFC Napoleon Edward Taylor of Baltimore, MD., first US Engineer to land on Liberian soil, greets Liberian members with this declaration;...
From back of photo: American troops in Liberia. Equipment necessary in the tropical climate is issued to the troops. PVT Roman A. Bonilla, Puerto Rico, draws his mosquito bard; PVT Jake Kitchings of Washington DC, gets a head net to protect him...
Honoring men about to leave for camps. African American women open a club to care for their men in the service. New Jersey, ca 1918. Mayors office, Newark, NJ.
From back of photo: Camp Livingston, LA. Examination conducted by doctors and nurses of Station Hospital on patient Joseph A. Jones, Jr., of the Service and Ammunition Battery, 351st Field Artillery. Standing L-R: 1ST LT D.V. Bradley, 2nd LT A.B....
From back of photo: African American engineers on manuevers in England, engage in a united attack at chow time. L-R: T/5 Eugene Campbridge, NYC, PVT William Swolland, Jamaica, NY, and CPL William Washington, Philadelphia, Pa., England.
From back of photo: Newly-commissioned officers in the 16th Officer Candidate School graduation class, pin 2ND LT bars on each other after the exercises held in Theater #4, Fort Benning, Ga. The officers are: 2ND LT Henry C. Harris, 2ND LT Frank...
From back of photo: Protection must be maintained at all times for Engineer Construction Units operating in England. Here a machine gun is being held in readiness for action. L to R: 1ST SGT William P. Jacobs, Philadelphia, PA., S/SGT Albert Bay,...
From back of photo: Re-activation of a division in Alabama Buffaloe, B. Bill, year old mascot of a Div., which the division just acquired, and CPL Austin Valentine is shown with it.
From back of photo: US Troop Convoy to Liberia. A task force of American Army Engineers sails for Liberia, a country in West Africa modeled after the United States. Bunking ""on a shelf"" is a bit crowded in ship's quarters.
From back of photo: Liberia. When the US Army Engineers landed in Liberia they found the natives had already constructed a hut for their mess. So they ate their first meal on schedule.
From back of photo: African American Troops Replacement Center, Engineers, Ft. Belvoir, Va., parade past the Commerce Building on Constitution Ave. in the Memorial Day Parade, Washington, D.C.
From back of photo: Liberia. American troops in Liberia. Off to work they go. Road and bridge builders of the US Engineers set out in a tropical drizzle to their appointed tasks.