A Guide to Photographs of General John Joseph Pershing in France 1917-1918 Pershing, General John Joseph, Photographs, 1918-1918 10875-b

A Guide to Photographs of General John Joseph Pershing in France 1917-1918

A Collection in
The Joseph M. Bruccoli Great War Collection
The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 10875-b


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Repository
Special Collections, University of Virginia Library
Accession number
10875-b
Title
Photographs of General John Joseph Pershing in France 1917-1918
Physical Characteristics
13 photographs: b & w; 13 x 18 cm.
Language
English
Abstract
The collection consists of thirteen photographs of General John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing and others in France.

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Photographs of General John Joseph Pershing in France, 1917-1918, in the Joseph M. Bruccoli Great War Collection, Accession #10875-b, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

These photographs were purchased by the University of Virginia Library on October 31, 1990.

Scope and Content Information

There are thirteen photographs, 1917-1918, of General John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing (1860-1948), and others in France. He is pictured with Marshal Joseph-Jacques-Cesaire Joffre (1852-1931), Auguste-Yvon- Edmond Dubail (1851-1934), and General Peltier (a one-armed veteran who became liaison officer at Pershing's headquarters). Scenes include Pershing's arrival at Boulogne-sur-Mer on June 13, 1917; the War School in Paris; the American Battalion marching down Rue de Rivoli in Paris; various views of the Nieuport (airplane); an aviation camp; and the Clermont Airport.