Glimpses: Vintage, Fine, and Vernacular Photography
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Lot 205
U.S. Infantry Training Exercise Press Photograph. 1918.
Estimate: $150 - $250
Sold for
$120
Sold Price includes BP
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U.S. Infantry Training Exercise Press Photograph. International Film Service, ca. 1918. Original black-and-white press photograph depicting a sequence of American soldiers advancing at a run with rifles during a training maneuver, captured in multiple exposures across the frame to emphasize motion. Verso with International Film Service credit stamp (Hearst Corporation) and affixed caption strips referencing “Over the Top at Camp Upton,” dated 1918. A dynamic wartime training image illustrating staged combat movement and early photographic techniques used for instructional or editorial purposes. Approximately 8 x 10".
Condition
Moderate wear, including creasing, edge wear, surface marks, and remnants of prior mounting to verso; caption strips detached but present.
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