Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation

MSS 16020, E.W. Smith photograph album, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Biographical Note

E. W. Smith was a member of Battery A in the 148th Field Artillery for the United States Army at the end of World War I. Smith trained at Camp Mills, New Jersey and Camp Merritt, New York, and his unit later participated the "Hundred Days Offensive" on the Western Front.

Source: Materials within collection.

Scope and Contents Note

The E.W. Smith photograph album (1917-1921; 0.2 cubic foot) documents Smith's service in Battery A of the United States Army's 148th Field Artillery at the end of World War I. The bulk of the photographs document Smith's travels in Germany in 1918 and 1919, with other subjects ranging from training at Camp Mills, New Jersey and Camp Merritt, New York to postwar family vacations.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Black-and-white photographs
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Photography