Cavalry instructor at West Point during WWI

Item Information

Title:
Cavalry instructor at West Point during WWI
Description:
'This is a photo my father was very proud of. At age 21 he was one of a handful of'Colored' cavalry instructors at West Point during the time of 'the emergency,' WWI. Born in Albermarle County, Virginia, he was of Indian/African/Caucasian descent. Pictured: my father Floyd Carr.'
Contributor:
Blake, Claudette
Date:
1918
Format:
Photographs
Location:
University of Massachusetts Boston, Joseph P. Healey Library
Collection (local):
Mass. Memories Road Show
MMRS-0046
Series:
New Bedford Mass. Memories Road Show
Subjects:
Carr, Floyd
Places:
New York > Orange (county) > West Point
Link to Item:
http://openarchives.umb.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15774coll6/id/2388
Terms of Use:
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Language:
English
Identifier:
UASC-0140-0046-0018-0001