JF Ptak Science Books Quick Post
Yes, this was undoubtedly a posed shot to some degree, but these U.S. soldiers were still very serious about getting their mail. This is a new photo service image made by a pool of photographers whose work was passed by a censor before being distributed1. The photo was made in the closing weeks of the War in 1918. On the back of the photo is stamped: “What a letter from home means in France/Group of American Red Cross chauffeurs in Paris at mail distribution at their garage”, and “Bureau Publicity Lake Div. American Red Cross, for release October 2”.
