Sixth Nebraska Infantry, 1917 – Vintage Wall Art
(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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A window into the past: Sixth Nebraska Infantry, 1917, preserved in this historic image. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Official photo, State Historical Society, Co. C, Sixth Nebraska Infantry
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Sixth Nebraska Infantry, 1917
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Nebraska in 1917 was a state of wheat, corn, and cattle, with railroads carrying its produce east and its towns growing around grain elevators and depots. When the United States entered the First World War that April, the National Guard units that drilled in armories across the state were called into federal service, and young men who had known little beyond farm work and small-town life suddenly faced months of training and the prospect of Europe. This photograph of the Sixth Nebraska Infantry captures a regiment at that turning point, its members lined up as neighbors and hometown boys who would soon be measured against a much larger war. Such units were often recruited from the same counties and churches, so families across Nebraska followed their departures closely. The image records a moment when a Nebraska community was sending its own sons into a conflict far beyond the plains.
| Created / published | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Creator | mcandrews, p. j. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Nebraska |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,108 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Official photo, State Historical Society, Co. C, Sixth Nebraska Infantry |
| Reference | NE Sixth Nebraska Infantry 1917 |
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