Historical Portrait
M. A. Burt (World War I, Tulare County)
Archive record
Public domain historical portrait of M. A. Burt from 1917, Tulare County, California during World War I era. Part of California Revealed archive collection.
About this photograph
The archive identifies this portrait as M. A. Burt, photographed during the First World War period in Tulare County, California. The record dates it between 1914 and 1918, with a more specific notation of 1917.
Tulare County lies in California's San Joaquin Valley, a farming region where the county library maintains a substantial local history photograph collection documenting ordinary residents rather than public figures.
The United States entered the war in April 1917. Studios across the country photographed enlistees in uniform before departure, producing a steady stream of portraits that now fill county historical collections. For many young men, these sittings produced the only formal photograph they would ever have made. Families often commissioned copies specifically so one could remain at home.
The photographer is not recorded. The portrait forms part of the Tulare County Library collection and was made publicly available through California Revealed, a statewide programme that digitises materials held by libraries, archives, museums and historical societies across California.
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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