Postcard of Soldiers in a Mess Line
photographer
Hervey Edward Wetzel
(Detroit, 1888 - 1918)
Date18 August 1915
Place MadeFrance, Europe
MediumGraphite on card stock
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.008455
eMuseum ID729203
EmbARK ObjectID34207
TMS Source ID17667
Last Updated8/9/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
MarksNotesInscribed in ink (recto, lower): Co.G. Mess Line No. 83.
Marked in pencil (upper right): arrow pointing down to indicate Wetzel's place in line.
Printed (verso): Post Card / ...
Marked in pencil (upper right): arrow pointing down to indicate Wetzel's place in line.
Printed (verso): Post Card / ...
ProvenanceNotesSent to Isabella Stewart Gardner by Hervey Edward Wetzel from France on 18 August 1915.
