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World War I-era Photograph, Possibly of Philadelphia
World War I-era Photograph, Possibly of Philadelphia
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World War I-era Photograph, Possibly of Philadelphia

Permanent ID:
11434
Date:
circa 1917
Image Description:
World War I-era photograph, possibly of Philadelphia. Inscription, written in German, on the back of the photograph, roughly translates as, "In memory of my internment 1917 in Philadelphia, Pa." After the Kronprinz Wilhem docked in Newport News, Virginia, the United States interned the ship and its crew. The photograph shows a small cannon inside a gazebo in the foreground. A church and approximately 40 one-story buildings appear in the center of the photograph, while a sparse number of trees and a river appear in the background.   
Inscription:
Zur Erinerung
an meine
Internirung.
1917.
in
Philadelphia. Pa  (Verso)
Format:
Photographs
Dimensions:
Width: 16.75 cm, Height: 9.25 cm (image)
Collection:
Theophil Bock papers