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James Edward Sommerville watches Sgt. Arthur Dertrom demonstrate the Army's "handie-talkie" during the stopover of the WAC [Women's Army Corps]- War Bond Caravan in Cartersville, Ga., in the Fourth war Loan Drive

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division

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World War II

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United States Army, Stateside Activities

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James Edward Sommerville watches Sgt. Arthur Dertrom demonstrate the Army's "handie-talkie" during the stopover of the WAC [Women's Army Corps]- War Bond Caravan in Cartersville, Ga., in the Fourth war Loan Drive

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Title
James Edward Sommerville watches Sgt. Arthur Dertrom demonstrate the Army's "handie-talkie" during the stopover of the WAC [Women's Army Corps]- War Bond Caravan in Cartersville, Ga., in the Fourth war Loan Drive
Names
United States. Army. Signal Corps (Photographer)
Collection

Military

World War II

United States Army, Stateside Activities

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1939 - 1945
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Military
Topics
African Americans
African-American soldiers
Armed Forces -- United States
World War, 1939-1945
United States. Army
Military officers
Radiophones
African American boys
Cartersville (Ga.)
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Caption on back: "Wearing a service emblem on his hat and a smile on his face, little James Edward Sommerville watches Sgt. [Sergeant] Arthur Dertrom demonstrate the Army's "handie-talkie" during the stopover of the WAC [Women's Army Corps]- War Bond Caravan in Cartersville, Ga., in the Fourth war Loan Drive; James has an uncle in the service."
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 1 photographic print : Gelatin silver ; 8 x 9.1 in.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13049857
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG96-F156
Other local Identifier: F-44-73
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8fbc13b0-c645-012f-75f9-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1939: Created (Approximate)
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "James Edward Sommerville watches Sgt. Arthur Dertrom demonstrate the Army's "handie-talkie" during the stopover of the WAC [Women's Army Corps]- War Bond Caravan in Cartersville, Ga., in the Fourth war Loan Drive" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1939 - 1945. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-f9f4-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "James Edward Sommerville watches Sgt. Arthur Dertrom demonstrate the Army's "handie-talkie" during the stopover of the WAC [Women's Army Corps]- War Bond Caravan in Cartersville, Ga., in the Fourth war Loan Drive" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-f9f4-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1939 - 1945). James Edward Sommerville watches Sgt. Arthur Dertrom demonstrate the Army's "handie-talkie" during the stopover of the WAC [Women's Army Corps]- War Bond Caravan in Cartersville, Ga., in the Fourth war Loan Drive Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-f9f4-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-f9f4-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 | title= (still image) James Edward Sommerville watches Sgt. Arthur Dertrom demonstrate the Army's "handie-talkie" during the stopover of the WAC [Women's Army Corps]- War Bond Caravan in Cartersville, Ga., in the Fourth war Loan Drive, (1939 - 1945)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=November 22, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

James Edward Sommerville watches Sgt. Arthur Dertrom demonstrate the Army's "handie-talkie" during the stopover of the WAC [Women's Army Corps]- War Bond Caravan in Cartersville, Ga., in the Fourth war Loan Drive