[Photograph: "Some Chums Boxing"]

One of 14 postcards in the series: Box 1: 1917-1919 : Folder 23: Post Cards - Various available on this site.

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Black and white photograph of soldiers boxing in the middle of a street between buildings in a camp. The bottom margin contains a pen written note of what appears written on the back originally which reads " Ed Lauderdale in France" The back also includes a description of the photograph as "Some chums boxing".

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1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 15 cm.

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Lauderdale, Victor 1918.

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Black and white photograph of soldiers boxing in the middle of a street between buildings in a camp. The bottom margin contains a pen written note of what appears written on the back originally which reads " Ed Lauderdale in France" The back also includes a description of the photograph as "Some chums boxing".

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1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 15 cm.

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  • Preferred Citation: Victor Lauderdale Collection (AR0229), University of North Texas Special Collections

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Victor Lauderdale Collection

Early 20th century postcards and memorabilia collected by Victor Edward Lauderdale, who served as a corporal in World War I.

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  • 1918

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  • Nov. 1, 2022, 9:23 p.m.

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Lauderdale, Victor. [Photograph: "Some Chums Boxing"], postcard, 1918; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2015973/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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