WW1 US Army Training Camp Soldier & Boy Tents 1910s - RPPC Photo Postcard

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View WW1 US Army Training Camp Soldier & Boy Tents 1910s - RPPC Photo Postcard with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. A 5.5x3.5" vintage RPPC photo postcard from the estate of a vintage postcard collector. This was part of a huge collection of antique postcards. * We always automatically combine orders for shipping, so add as many postcards as you’d like to your order! Photo Overview This antique real photo postcard shows four uniformed U.S. soldiers standing outside a large canvas tent in a World War 1 era training camp, posing with a young boy in overalls on the wooden tent platform, with rows of conical army tents and trees stretching into the background under a bright summer sky. The men wear early US Army field uniforms with campaign hats, puttees and breeches, and one soldier holds a newspaper or document as they pause from camp life to be photographed in front of their quarters. During World War 1, large temporary training camps sprang up across the United States as the Army rapidly expanded, and informal photos like this were often turned into real photo postcards and mailed home to document everyday camp life and visiting family members. Images that clearly show both soldiers in full uniform and the tent layout are popular with collectors of WW1 militaria and genealogy researchers looking for candid views of their ancestors’ service, so secure this scarce, character-filled camp scene for your collection today before it is gone. Print analysis: This is a real photo postcard printed on photographic paper with a typical RPPC postcard back and a continuous-tone sepia image, indicating a chemically developed photograph rather than a halftone or lithographed card. The uniforms, tents and handwriting style point to the World War 1 period, c1917-1918, and the undivided back layout with simple "Post Card" heading is consistent with U.S. RPPC stock from that era. Given the period-correct paper and that soldiers commonly ordered RPPC prints directly from camp photographers to mail home, this is best classified as an original Type 1 real photo postcard, developed within a few years of when the image was taken. Condition : All postcards we sell are in fair to excellent vintage condition. Category: Collectibles › Postcards & Supplies › Postcards › Topographical Postcards.