Detail of RPPC. 1911. Private Collection.
The pose is great and the young man is the poster boy for a recruitment advert. So I set to research some more about him. If you want to find out how the process went, keep on reading.
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In depth: 1911 private Stephen Moravyk and the Mexican Border War
By C.E. Ryan
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A 1910 note of reassurance
By C.E. Ryan
Ed. Private Collection
Ed wrote a note on the back of this RPPC.
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