Soldier with rifle writing a letter on a bench – Vintage Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This rare historic image captures Soldier with rifle writing a letter on a bench in remarkable detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. A fine choice for anyone who loves history, and a gift that gets noticed. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Soldier with rifle writing a letter on a bench
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A soldier sits on a plain wooden bench, rifle propped beside him, bent over a sheet of paper on his knee as he writes. The scene is a quiet one, and it reflects how much of wartime life depended on letters: a few lines sent home could be the only contact a family had with a man at the front for weeks at a time. Pictures like this were often posed or staged, so the stillness is part of the story. Its place on a Valentine's Day board, under the Applewood heading, suggests the card-and-sentiment tradition that grew up around letters of affection.
| Original scan | 1,500 × 1,940 px · prints to 5 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 2a11707u |
Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.
