First Division, A.E.F. Monument – Vintage Photo Print
![First Division, A.E.F. Monument, [1925] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/75/751e8fd0a778-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures First Division, A.E.F. Monument in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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First Division, A.E.F. Monument
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Few things in the National Photo Company's Washington work carry as much weight as a monument to a single fighting division. This glass negative, dated around 1925, records a memorial to the First Division of the American Expeditionary Forces, the Army unit that was among the first American combat formations to reach France in 1917. Memorials like this one were part of a wave of commemoration after World War I, as communities and veterans' groups sought permanent places to honor the dead. The negative's title comes from a note added by the company, and part of its original caption has been scratched away, so some details of the site remain uncertain. Faint streaks from the aging glass coating are also visible.
| Created / published | [1925] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Date from negatives in same range. Part of caption scratched off negative. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Temp note: Batch six. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 4,317 × 5,931 px · prints to 14 × 20 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-256529 |
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