Vtg 1940s Army Soldier With Two Boys B&W Snapshot Photo Street Scene Family

Description

View Vtg 1940s Army Soldier With Two Boys B&W Snapshot Photo Street Scene Family with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. Vintage 1940s Army Soldier With Two Boys B&W Snapshot Photo Street Scene Family [Used]: Vintage black-and-white gelatin-silver snapshot photograph on paper showing moderate age-related handling wear, natural curl, and pronounced creasing to the sheet. Front image surface has a strong diagonal crease running from the lower edge into the left side of the scene and a lighter horizontal crease across the figures' midsections, together with fine surface scuffing, soft edge and corner wear, and a few small stains or foxing spots, but the emulsion remains intact with no tears or paper losses. Reverse side is lightly toned with multiple brown adhesive remnants at the corners and a small handwritten or stamped number "18" near one edge, and the photo paper remains intact and flexible as a single loose, unmounted and unframed original print suitable for careful handling or display. Original vintage black-and-white gelatin-silver snapshot photograph from the World War II era featuring a uniformed Army soldier standing outdoors with two young boys on a residential street. The composition centers the smiling soldier in service dress uniform, tie, and garrison cap with his arms around the shoulders of the boys in sweaters, collared shirts, and short trousers, with 1940s automobiles, a large shade tree, sidewalk, house porch, and shrubbery providing a classic home-front neighborhood backdrop. The small-format black-and-white image is printed with narrow borders on a larger off-white photographic paper mount, showing a semi-gloss surface, visible diagonal and horizontal creases through the image area, scattered small spots, and light edge wear, while the reverse is blank aside from adhesive remnants at the corners and a small handwritten or stamped number "18" near one edge. Features include people and militaria subject matter with World War II Army uniform and children, documentary home-front family portrait theme, original gelatin-silver production on paper, and presentation as a single loose, unframed photograph suitable for album, display, or collection. MSC186-120 Condition: Used. Category: Collectibles › Photographic Images › Photographs.

Type

Photograph

Size

4 x 6 in

Theme

People, Militaria, Social History, Domestic & Family Life

Image Color

Black & White

Style

Documentary

Material

Paper

Time Period Manufactured

1925-1949

Production Technique

Gelatin-Silver Print

Original/Licensed Reprint

Original

Subject

IT

Country of Origin

United States