The Snapshots in Time Collection
Gallery: WILLIS AND PARTY PHOTOS 1921
Snapshots and captioned album pages from the collection of World War I veteran Willis W. Wagener follow him and his friends on hikes, camping trips, and Sierra Nevada outings in 1919 and 1921. Wry handwritten inscriptions on the reverse of each print turn a personal photo album into an intimate record of a soldier's return to civilian life.
Willis Wagener and Friends on an Outdoor Outing, 1921
Verso of Photograph with Handwritten Caption, Willis W. Wagener Collection, 1919
Four Men with Bedrolls in Old-Growth Forest, Willis Wagener Photo Album, 1921
Verso Inscription: 'Goldy, Bones, Harry and I Ready to Light Out on the 4th of July Trip' — Willis W. Wagener Photo Collection, 1921
Group Portrait on Hillside Outing, 'Willis and Party' Photographs, 1921
Reverse of Photograph: 'Roxy...Haversack' Caption, 1919 -- Willis W. Wagener Collection
Man Posing on Log at "Whiskey Creek" Logging Site, 1921
Reverse of Photographic Print with Pencil Date "1917" and Signature, Willis W. Wagener Photo Collection
Hiker with Bedroll Crossing Rocky Riverbed, 'Willis and Party' Photo Series, 1921 — Willis W. Wagener Collection
Album Page with Handwritten Caption 'July 1919' — Pvt. Willis W. Wagener Collection
Typewritten Caption Card: "Willis W. Wagener on Kerchoff's Dome, Fresno Co.," August 1921
