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"Alphonse Bear Ghost"

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Title

"Alphonse Bear Ghost"

Culture

Sioux

Brief Description

Prints: 1
Negatives: 1 nitrate 4 x 5.25”

Description

P.O.: Canon Ball, SD
Org: Co. M, 26th Inf., 1st Div. One of “Pershings Own”
Not a citizen
Wounded, left arm, at Argonne Forrest Service - Montididier - St. Mihiel - cited for bravery - wears silver star for citation - Argonne Forrest.
Photographed on his return from France, at Camp Merritt, N.J.
His sergeant said of him: “I wished many time that all the boys in the American Army were like Bear Ghost.”

Image Date

September 14, 1919

Maker

Dr. Joseph K. Dixon

Collector

Rodman Wanamaker

Accession Number

1962-08-6490

Type

Still Image

Locale

Camp Merritt

State

New Jersey

Country

USA

Continent

North America

Rights Holder

This item is from the collections of the Mathers Museum of World Cultures. Please contact the museum for use rights.

Provenance

This item is from the collections of the Mathers Museum of World Cultures.