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Harris Edward Featherston, 1918

Description

Comments (1)

Media Type

Image

Item Types

Prints

Photographs

Description

Photographic postcard depicting Harris Edward Featherston, taken on 18 April 1918. Featherston stands in a World War I uniform with arms crossed, beside a pedestal with his peak cap placed on top, in front of an architectural backdrop.

A farmer from Cainsville, Ontario, Harris was conscripted at the age of twenty two. He was a private in the 2nd Depot Battalion, 1st Central Ontario Regiment in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, and he survived the war.

Notes

The original document was provided by Tom and Mary Lu Featherston during a Scan & Share Day event held at the Onondaga Hall on January 14, 2012.

Date of Original

April 18, 1918

Dimensions

Width: 9 cm
Height: 14 cm

Subject(s)

Photographs
Postcards
Soldiers
War

Local identifier

2012OC017.07

Language of Item

English

Geographic Coverage

Onondaga

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.1168 Longitude: -80.11635

Donor

Provided by Tom and Mary Lu Featherston.

Copyright Statement

Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.

Recommended Citation

Photographic Postcard from World War I, 1918. Tom and Mary Lu Featherston Personal Collection.

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