Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
Auction: February 2, 2023 11:00 AM EDT
Machine Gun Insignia, Machine Gun Training Center 22500 Officers and Men, 600 Machine Guns Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga. Brig. Gen. Oliver Edwards, Commanding. Lt. Col. E.P. Pierson, Directing
Chicago, Ill(inois): Mole & Thomas, December 10, 1918. Gelatin silver print; title, date, and imprint signed in negative; 10 1/4 x 13 1/8 in. (260 x 333 mm). Sello tape residue in corners; scattered wear and chipping along edges. In frame, 11 1/2 x 14 3/8 in. (292 x 365 mm).
Together with:
The Human U.S. Shield 30,000 Officers and Men Camp Custer, Battle Creek, Mich. Brig. Gen. Howard L. Laubach Commanding
Chicago, Ill(inois): Mole & Thomas, 1918. Gelatin silver print; title, date, and imprint signed in negative; 13 x 10 1/2 in. (330 x 267 mm). Creasing at bottom right corner, bottom center edge, and center left edge; short closed tear at bottom center edge; scattered light surface soiling. In frame, 14 3/4 x 12 1/4 in. (375 x 311 mm).
Together with:
Living Emblem of the United States Marines 100 Officers & 9000 Enlisted Men Marine Barracks, Paris Island, S.C. Brigadier General J.H. Pendleton, Commanding
Chicago, Ill(inois): Mole & Thomas, Jan(uary). 24, 1919. Gelatin silver print; title, date, and imprint signed in negative; 13 x 10 in. (330 x 254 mm). Scattered soiling along edges, uneven toning to same. In frame, 14 3/8 x 11 1/4 in. (365 x 286 mm).