Photograph and roster of Berkshire County Red Cross Ambulance Company No. 13, Camp Devens, Mass., 1917 October 2

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1917

GUSN

GUSN-363188

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Description

Panoramic albumen print of the Berkshire County Red Cross Ambulance Company No. 13 at Camp Devens, Massachusetts, on October 2, 1917. Ambulances and buildings at the camp are visible in the background. Photograph was produced by the General Electric Company. The photographer is F. D. Burt. On the verso of the print, the following is handwritten in pencil: "Ambulance Corp, Willard Sparrow."

Roster of the Berkshire County Red Cross Ambulance Company No. 13 at Camp Devens on October 2, 1917. Roster is complements of the General Electric Company. Lists the members of the Ambulance Company No. 13 according to their rank.

Details

Descriptive Terms

group portraits
ambulances
military installations
cantonments
rosters
uniforms
albumen prints
panoramas
photographic prints
rosters

Physical Descrption

1 panoramic photographic print : albumen
1 roster

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

2023

Reference Code

PC001.01.01.USMA.015.002

Acqusition Type

Library & Archives Purchase

Date Notes

1917 October 2

Credit Line

Library & Archives purchase, 2023

Places

Fort Devens (Worcester county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Burt, Frederick Dunham, 1881-1966 (Photographer)
General Electric Company (Agency responsible for reproduction)

Material Type

albumen prints
panoramas
photographic prints
rosters

Other People

Burt, Frederick Dunham, 1881-1966

Other Organizations

General Electric Company

Subjects

Photograph
Red Cross

Descriptive Terms

World War I

Description Level

Item

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