No. 111 – Soldiers at the Presidio, San Francisco, blanketing a Jew clothing merchant.

No. 111 – Soldiers at the Presidio, San Francisco, blanketing a Jew clothing merchant.

Creator
Givens, James David
Date created
circa 1900
Accession No.
OFI-003137
Citation
Scenes taken in the Philippines and on the Pacific, relating to soldiers.
Location
OFI-003032 to OFI-003232OFI-003137.jpg
Notes
Subject: "Bouncing" a new recruit on a blanket was a common initation rite in the U.S. Army. Identifying the recruit as a "Jew clothing merchant" indicates the casual racism prevalent in t
Type
Type: Photograph, halftone reproduction, B/W, white border, matte.
Medium
1 print : photomechanical : sheet 14 x 18 cm.
Subject 1
United States. Army — Military life — History.
Subject 2
Initiation rites — United States.
Subject 3
Soldiers — United States — Social life and customs.
Actual Image Location
OFI photographs, Box 4.
Call number
OFI-003137