Walter P. Tobey photographs, 1913-1919.

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Walter P. Tobey photographs, 1913-1919.

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Photographs pertaining to Walter Philip Tobey's military service from 1913-1919. Three rolled, panoramic photographs depict a football game between soldiers and cadets in 1913; officers of the 1st and 2nd Regiments of the Field Artillery, Massachusetts National Guard at Camp Boxford in Boxford, Mass. in 1913; and the 26th Yankee Division receiving its decorations at Camp Devens in Apr. 1919. There is also one photograph of Tobey with members of the 101st Field Artillery during World War I and a photocopy of a letter from Tobey describing the circumstances in which it was taken. Photographers include Elmer Chickering and S. Arakelyan of Boston, Mass., among others.

4 photographs in 1 box.

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Chickering, Elmer

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