John J. Pershing photograph collection. 1886-1954.

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John J. Pershing photograph collection. 1886-1954.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49013740

Contains the following type(s) of materials: photographs. Covers the following war(s) and/or time period(s): Mexican Border Disturbance, World War I (WWI). General description of the collection: The John J. Pershing photograph collection is a compiled collection of primarily United States (U.S.) Army Signal Corps official photos of General Pershing throughout his career. The subject of most of the photos is General Pershing himself. There are no unique, unknown or unpublished photos in this collection, and none of these photos ever actually belonged to him. It is a very general coverage and is very heavy on World War I. There are also several photos of painted portraits that were done to honor General Pershing at different locations, and one shows a plaque honoring him on a building on Governors Island in 1954.

1 box (140 photographs)

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7601980

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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Pershing, John J. (John Joseph), 1860-1948

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Career Army officer who served in the Philippines as an adjutant general and engineer officer, collector of customs, and cavalry squadron commander, participating in actions against the Tausug (Moros), 1899-1903; later apppointed governor of Moro Province and commander, Department of Mindanao, 1909-1913. Well-known for his command of the American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I, 1917-1919. From the description of General John J. Pershing photograph collection [pictu...