Kicha's photos with the keyword: WWI

Portrait of a handsome African American man identified as William Powell, M.S.S. (1882-1960). At one time he was an instructor with the Mounted Service School, where cavalrymen werfe trained. He served in the U.S. Army until WWI; he retired as a Sergeant, and eventually ended up in the Old Soldiers' Home in Fort Leavenworth. The above photograph was taken circa 1913 by Joseph J Pennell in Junction City, Kansas. Pennell Photography Collection/Kansas Collection, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas