Allison F.H. Scott photograph collection. 1909-1965.

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Allison F.H. Scott photograph collection. 1909-1965.

Contains the following types of materials: photographs, postcards. Covers the following wars: World War I (WWI), World War II (WWII). Contains photographs of the following organization: University of Wisconsin Corp of Cadets, ROTC. General description of the collection: The Allison F.H. Scott photograph collection comprises the career and post-career of Allison F.H. Scott from his days as an ROTC cadet at the University of Wisconsin through his retirement years. There are numerous photos of the cadets at the University of Wisconsin in training, individual portrait shots, and group shots. The photos of WWI deal with heavy coastal guns and a railway gun as well as some standard training photos. There are a lot of family portraits and activities not related to the military. There are photos as diverse as some naval officers, photos of houses, two photos of an unidentified nurse group, and a collection of burial vaults. There is also a sizeable group of photos dealing with a centennial parade at an unknown town. Few of the photos have any captions in them.

2 boxes (268 photographs)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7656692

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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Scott, Allison F. H.

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Allison F.H. Scott was a United States (U.S.) Army officer. He was a military cadet in the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) at the University of Wisconsin and served in World War I (WWI). From the description of Allison F.H. Scott photograph collection. 1909-1965. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 52632766 ...