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African American Soldier Backward Flag 1918 Civil Rights RPPC Rifle Black J15210

African American Soldier Backward Flag 1918 Civil Rights RPPC Rifle Black J15210
African American Soldier Backward Flag 1918 Civil Rights RPPC Rifle Black J15210

African American Soldier Backward Flag 1918 Civil Rights RPPC Rifle Black J15210
DETAILS: Original Real Photo Post Card (RPPC) of an African American soldier standing with his rifle next to a backward hung American flag by photographer Edward Herbener, Newark, Delaware. Under US Army tradition, if the flag is on a wall, patch, or vehicle where the stars (the union) are on the right rather than the left, it means the item is honoring the military tradition of "assaulting forward".

This is done to mimic the effect of a flag flying in the wind as a soldier advances, symbolizing that the nation and its military are always moving forward and never retreating. Great patriotic image with strong Civil Rights symbolism. Measures 5.5" x 3.5" inches.

Oxxbridge Galleries was founded in 1987 and specializes in vintage paper items with a large selection of historical and 19th Century tintypes, daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, cabinet cards, carte des visites and other types of early photography.
African American Soldier Backward Flag 1918 Civil Rights RPPC Rifle Black J15210