PHOTO: US Marine, P1912 Service Uniform

[damoli]

Found this photo next to dumpster, just wondering if anyone knows if it is ww1 or what year?

 

 

 

 

 

 

[damoli]

[Brig]

Appears to be a nice portrait of a WWI Marine...11/17 might be the date...November 1917

[12A54]

Pretty rare British-style overseas cap, so a fairly rare and very nice photo. No overseas bars, so probably early in the deployment (1917-8) rather than post-war (1919).

[capa]

Save of the month! Well done!

[12A54]

And the 54473(?) might be his SN or AEF number. Just a guess.

[crotalus358]

Or that number could be a negative number? Some studios kept records, but there's no studio ID that I can see via my phone.

 

Great photo, and nice save!

 

Steve

[automatic]

Great save!

[Hessian]

YIKES. Go back and check IN the dumpster....may be more

[damoli]

I found this some years ago when I was visiting family in the state of Washington. There was also a photo album thrown there, I looked trough it and it was mostly civilian photos. I did not take it since I was not sure it was legal to take things even though they were in boxes next to a dumpster. There was several boxes so now I regret not going trough them.. The photo was also in perfect condition but after 3 moves it has become damaged...

 

Thanks anyway for the info guys.

[damoli]

and dont underestimate dumpsters

[atb]

I thought I saw an Overseas Chevron. Nevermind. I see now that is the pointed cuff.

[Brig]

I think I see an Overseas Chevron, so at minimum he has been in the theater of operations for six months.

I don't see a chevron, just the point of his cuff and a crease above it

[damoli]

Better scan

[damoli]

[rob214]

A great save! Congrats.