The Snapshots in Time Collection

Two Soldiers Shaking Hands in Wool Overcoats, WWI Era, 1917-1918

Two Soldiers Shaking Hands in Wool Overcoats, WWI Era, 1917-1918

Two soldiers clasp hands in a warm greeting or farewell, both dressed in the heavy wool overcoats issued to American troops during World War I. Photographs like this one, taken during brief periods of leave, captured the bonds of friendship and family forged and tested by wartime service. Project: 218654