Item Highlight-World War II Photograph

After writing about the Civil War photograph yesterday, my fascination with old pictures just increased. I looked through our other photographs and came across another one that had a strong effect on me. This time, it was a picture from around World War Two.

This picture is of two brothers. It was taken in Washington D.C. in 1940. There is even an address for the location of the picture: 4210-10th Street in North East Washington D.C. The one brother's name was given as Eugene, but there is not a name for the other one. It seems like information on the back of the photograph is primarily about the unknown brother. It says that he was stationed at the United States Naval Magazine of "Bellevue" in D.C. as a commanding officer. Fifty-nine years of age, he was a lieutenant of the United States Navy. The man served until the 15th of July in 1943, when he retired.


I thought it was really amazing that the information about the photograph had been written on the back at some point. It was neat to see that whoever took the picture wanted to make sure people would know about the people in it and what they did in their lives. It definitely gives this particular photo a very personal feeling to it that I find pretty moving.

Again, if you'd like to look more closely at this item or wish to make it part of your collection, here is the link:

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