Photograph

Object number2010.16.2

Mediumpaper; paint; plaster; various metals

Credit LineGift of William Himmelstein

DescriptionFramed semi-colored oval colorized photo portrait of a caucasion male in military uniform; below male is text. Drawn images of American flag and eagle; flag colored red, white, and blue. Below portrait are drawn images of: airplanes flying over a ship in water; a fife and drum corp with colored American flag; rows of troops with colored American flag in front. In lower right, on picture, is maker's copyright mark. Gold-painted frame has embossed images around edges: seal of US, flowers, stars, fleur-de-lis, Statue of Liberty, Liberty Bell, and banners with a blank rectangle at bottom; two holes in rectangle most likely for attaching a name plate. Glass over front of portrait. Metal wire on back, with straight nails through sides, holding backing in place.Dimensions24.75 x 16.75 x 1.125 in. (62.9 x 42.5 x 2.9 cm)
InscriptionsBelow portrait "Spirit / of / '76&18".
MarksIn lower right, on picture, "© B".
Historical NotesPlaster framed WWI portrait of William Himmelstein, donor William Himmelstein's father. Himmelstein lived in the Allegheny Woods Run District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He and his brother enlisted towards the end of World War I and were not sent overseas. His family owned a local dairy near the edge of Riverview Park.

Related person William Himmelstein Sr. (1891 - 1952)

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