Otto J. Krampikowsky photograph collection, 1918-1919.

  • Collection ID 1986.0078
  • Creator Names Krampikowsky, Otto J., photographer. pht
  • Title Otto J. Krampikowsky photograph collection [graphic].
  • Dates 1918-1919.
  • Physical description 229 photographic prints : b&w ; 14 x 9 cm. (5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.) or smaller.
  • Collection arrangement Organization: 1. Biography. 2. France: Bazeilles to Hattonchatel. 3. France: Issurtelles to Moulins. 4. France: Paris to Verdun. 5. Germany: Bonn to Sinzig; United States of America: Jacksonville, Fla. By folder.
  • Collection summary General views taken by Krampikowsky, Chief Stenographer, Quarter Master Depot #1, Advance Section, U.S. Army, of cities and war monuments where his unit stopped in Northern France and East central Germany during World War I. Includes activities in cities and villages, in Krampikowsky's Army camp, and of his unit's German prisoners of war; views of bombed cities; the organization of U.S. Army supplies at the Depot in Issurtilles; shots of black members of the Advance Section in various camp activities including a singing quartet; the hanging of a black soldier in Issurtilles (Camp President Wilson); scenes of Paris after the war, the Advance Section leaving France for the United States and a view of Camp Joseph E. Johnston in Jacksonville, Fla.
  • Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Credit photographer.
  • Finding Aids Note
    • Itemized city list for France and Germany available online.
    • Krampikowsky's numerical log (incomplete) available.
  • Acquisition information Gift of Otto J. Krampikowsky, 1930 (1986.0078).
  • Names
    • United States. Army Military life
    • United States. Army Uniforms
    • United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces
  • Subjects
    • African Americans Military service.
    • Barracks France Issurtilles. lctgm
    • Churches France. lctgm
    • Churches Germany. lctgm
    • Hangings France. lctgm
    • Infantry United States. lctgm
    • Military camps France. lctgm
    • Military facilities France. lctgm
    • Military headquarters France Issurtilles. lctgm
    • Military uniforms United States. lctgm
    • Mine warfare France. lctgm
    • Monuments & memorials France. lctgm
    • Prisoners of war France. lctgm
    • World War, 1914-1918 France
  • Genre
    • Snapshots. gmgpc
    • Gelatin silver prints. gmgpc
  • Finding aid URL Finding aid available online http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/1986/78.htm