First war dead returned at the Charlotte train depot
Title
First war dead returned at the Charlotte train depot
Creator
Sumner, William Hoke, Jr., 1912-1993
Subject
War casualties--North Carolina--Charlotte World War, 1939-1945--Repatriation of war dead Flags--United States Railroad stations--North Carolina--Charlotte Coffins--North Carolina--Charlotte Men--North Carolina--Charlotte African American men--North Carolina--Charlotte Railroad trains--North Carolina--Charlotte United States. Army--Officers
Description
Photograph of a casket placed outside a United States Army train in the Charlotte , North Carolina train depot . The caption on the photograph reads , "First war dead at the Charlotte train depot. " Several men , including a uniformed officer , stand near the casket , which is draped in an American Flag .
Subject - Location
Charlotte (N.C.) Mecklenburg County (N.C.)
Date of material
1945
Object Type
Still Image
Publisher
Charlotte, N.C.: J. Murrey Atkins Library (University of North Carolina at Charlotte)
Genre
Black-and-white photographs
Format
image/tiff
Identifier
Sumner138_1_1_58f4
Source
William H. Sumner Collection. J. Murrey Atkins Library (University of North Carolina at Charlotte)
Relation
Forms part of: William H. Sumner Photographs
Contact
J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Charlotte: http://specialcollections.uncc.edu
Rights
Materials in the Digital Collections at Atkins Library are provided free for educational use under fair use as outlined by current U.S. Copyright law and accompanying guidelines. Written permission from the J. Murrey Atkins Library or the rights holder must be obtained before using an item for publishing or commercial purposes.
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