Historical Portrait

[Civil War veteran James Monroe Fears of Co. K, 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment and World War I soldier Arch Franklin Fears]

1917·Source: loc·View original ↗·Public Domain

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1 photograph : gelatin silver print ; sheet 14 x 10 cm, mount 17 x 11 cm. | Photograph shows portrait of Confederate veteran James Monroe Fears with his son, Arch Franklin Fears, in uniform.

About this photograph

James Monroe Fears served in Company K of the 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. His son, Arch Franklin Fears, wears a uniform from the First World War.

The United States entered the war in April 1917. Local studios photographed enlistees in uniform before they left, often producing the only formal portrait a young man ever sat for. Many were made so that a copy could stay at home.

The photograph was made by F. S. McKnight.

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Gelatin Silver Prints

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Credit: Library of Congress

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