West Point Photo Album and Scrapbook 1928-1931

West Point Photo Album and Scrapbook 1928-1931

West Point Photo Album and Scrapbook 1928-1931
There are more images after the description. West Point Photograph Album and Scrapbook compiled by Raymond C. Large 17 x 12.5 album with 42 pages chock full of photographs (over 90 ranging in size from 2.5″ x 2″ to 9.5″ to 8″), ephemera, clippings, and artifacts documenting a cadets United States Military Academy experience at West Point, New York. The album, pages, and content are in nice shape. The album has some minor wear; the gilt USMA insignia on the front cover has dulled. The binding cord may have been replaced. The album begins with Pratt as a Yearling (guess he didnt have much time as a Plebe although there is one photograph of him labeled Plebe Hike and another of Recognition Day) and continues through his year as a Firstie. Most of the photographs and items are from his Yearling year. West Point Songbook, Drill Roll rosters, West Point Horse Show tickets, menus, programs exercise, graduation, theater, etc. , a cartridge box label, a rifle score book, Camp Illumination ticket and dance card, leave papers, an inspection notice, a sports schedule, railroad car window poster for an football game trip, train tickets, USMA logos, maps, etc. Newspaper and magazine clippings. Photographs of the campus, formations, parades, individuals, the campus, various uniforms, bivouacs, a furlough to the Pratt family lands on the shore of Lake MacDonald in Glacier National Park and. Swatches of cadet uniform cloth, and. An Army Marksmanship Badge with Rifle and Pistol bars. Pratt served in both World War II and the Korean War. He was an instructor at the Field Artillery School at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, the XO of the 2nd Communications Regiment, a staff officer at European Command, and a member of the Military Advisory Group to the Republic of Korea. He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1956. This is one of the best West Point albums weve seen. The mix of photos and ephemera well document cadet life in the late 1920s. View My Other Items For Sale. I know that this can be expensive, but I’ve switched to this method because I’ve had too many claims of non-receipt by international buyers. Please don’t assume anything that is not specifically stated or shown on this listing page. This is a Read’Em Again Books sale. Read’Em Again books is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), the Ephemera Society, the Manuscript Society, the American Philatelic Society (APS), the U. Philatelic Classics Society, and the Military Postal History Society (MPHS). We think that you’ll find our prices to be very competitive with other internet book sellers. In addition to a nice selection of Americana, diaries, journals, photograph albums, and other unique personal narratives, we also maintain a small stock of children’s books, illustrated books, unusual non-fiction as well as ephemera, philatelic items, prints, sheet music, maps, and occassionally postcards, antique toys & games, tobacciana, and breweriana. Auctiva Offers Free Image Hosting and Editing. Auctiva gets you noticed! The item “West Point Photo Album and Scrapbook 1928-1931″ is in sale since Monday, June 26, 2017. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “ksanftleben” and is located in Dumfries, Virginia. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Russian federation, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain.
West Point Photo Album and Scrapbook 1928-1931