Historical Portrait
Karl A. Russchaupt (World War I, Tulare County)
Archive record
Public domain historical portrait of Karl A. Russchaupt from Tulare County, California, taken in 1914 during World War I era. Vintage military photograph.
About this photograph
The archive record identifies this as a portrait of Karl A. Russchaupt of Tulare County, California, dated 1914. The record describes it as taken during the World War I era and as a military photograph.
Tulare County sits in California's San Joaquin Valley, a region given over to irrigated farming that was settled heavily in the late nineteenth century. The county library holds a large local history photograph collection documenting ordinary residents rather than public figures.
The United States entered the First World War in April 1917. Local photography studios photographed enlistees in uniform before they left for service, and these portraits now fill county historical collections across the country. Many were made so that a copy could remain at home. Often they are the only formal photograph a young man ever sat for.
The date the archive gives for this portrait is 1914, three years before American entry. The record itself describes the subject as from Tulare County but does not state where the photograph was taken or provide further details about Russchaupt.
Compiled from the catalogue record and reference notes on the formats and events involved. The archive record above is the primary source.
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