West Virginia and Regional History Center
Carl Robinson, Soldier, Photographs from Post-World War I AEF Military Tour in France and Other Material
Robinson, Carl
A&M 3737
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0.25 Linear Feet
Summary: 2 1/2 in. (1 document case)
1919-1941
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
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Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Carl Robinson, Soldier, Photographs from Post-World War I AEF Military Tour in France and Other Material, A&M 3737, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Scope and Contents
Records of Carl Robinson, a West Virginian who, as a member of the U.S. Armed Forces, toured France as a member of an American Expeditionary Force (AEF) military observation tour from 10 July to 26 September, 1919. The collection contains an archive of photographs taken of the tour, apparently by Carl Robinson. There are also service records for Robinson dating from 1919 to 1941. Subjects of photographs include battlefields, grave markers and cemeteries, damaged villages and towns, railroad transportation, Reims Cathedral, weapons, and ship transport (on the vessel "Leviathan").
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France
World War, 1914-1918 -- Photography
Robinson, Carl
ArtifactArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/121107ca. 1935-1945Dog TagArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/121110ca. 1935-194511Service RecordsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1211081919–1941General (includes record in folder 2 that lists the 1919 observation tour that Robinson participated in)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1211111919–194112GeneralArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1211121919–194113GeneralArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1211131919–194114GeneralArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1211141919–194115GeneralArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1211151919–194116PhotographsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1211091919Miscellaneous (12 items; includes view of base with barracks, tent encampment, outdoor scenes, and other subjects)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/121116191917Battlefield Tour (25 items; includes photos of trenches, pill boxes, fields of barbed wire, as well as pictures of the military tour group)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/121117191918Battlefield Tour (19 items; includes photos of trenches, pill boxes, fields of barbed wire, as well as pictures of the military tour group)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/121118191919Grave Markers and Cemeteries (11 items)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1211191919110Damaged Villages and Towns (16 items)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1211201919111Railroad Transport (8 items; includes photos of troops embarking or dis-embarking on trains in France)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1211211919112Reims Cathedral (5 items; includes photos of damaged Gothic cathedral)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1211221919113Weapons (11 items; includes photos of artillery pieces, gun emplacements, ordinance, and airplanes)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1211231919114Ship Transport (12 items; includes photos of troops on board the transport ship Leviathan)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1211241919115Non-U.S. Troops (7 items; includes photos of British and French troops, and one picture with German prisoners)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1211251919116Portraits (5 items; includes photos of two group portraits of American soldiers, one including identifications, and three candid portrait shots)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1211261919117