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Linda Bailey World War I photographs and postcards

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS269

Scope and Content

This collection contains photographs and postcards collected by Linda Bailey during her tenure at the Cincinnati Museum Center. Photographs include a birds' eye view of shops at Camp Jesup at Fort McPherson in Atlanta, Georgia, and other scenes of Camp Jesup German prisoners of war camp during World War I (WWI). Postcards include street views of the barracks in prison camp; prisoners lined up for daily count; prisoners cleaning camp grounds; and prisoners building camp and toys at Fort McPherson. Of special interest are WWI postcards of scenes of battlefields in Europe.

Dates

  • approximately 1918, undated

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.

Administrative/Biographical History

Linda Bailey attended Indiana University Bloomington and received her bachelor of arts in history and her masters of social studies and education. Bailey served as a photograph curator and reference librarian at the Cincinnati Museum Center in Ohio from 1985-2013. She authored the book Historic Photos of Cincinnati. Additional biographical information about Linda Bailey has not been determined.

Extent

34 image(s) (30 postcards, four black and white photographic prints)

Language

English

System of Arrangement

This collection is arranged alphabetically according to titles supplied by staff or postcard titles.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, 2010

Description Control

This collection was processed in 2017.

Title
Linda Bailey World War I photographs and postcards
Author
Maeve Vitale
Date
August 2017
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid is written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository

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