Portrait of J.W. (James William) Lucus in Jussey, France during World War I
Object Details
- Creator
- Lucus family
- Scope and Contents
- James William Lucus was born in Abbeville, GA on 26 December 1895 to Jack and Hattie Dean Lucus. James entered Tuskegee Institute in 1913 and earned his high school academic diploma in 1916 and his applied electricity diploma in 1916. The skills he acquired at Tuskegee enabled him to serve in the U.S. Army's C.O. Company "F" 317 Engineers during World War I. In June 1918 his unit was deployed to France for nine months. Their primary mission was to dig trenches and dugouts in the battle zones. His unit returned on 31 March 1919 and Mr. Lucus was honorably discharged on 18 April 1919.
- Date
- 1918
- Extent
- 1 Item (photographic print , gelatin silver, 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (14 x 8.9 cm))
- Type
- Archival materials
- Photographs
- Portraits
- Topic
- African American military personnel
- World War, 1914-1918
- African Americans
- Place
- France
- Collection Rights
- Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
- Collection Citation
- James and Ethel Lucus papers, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Meridith McCurtis and Hildred Lucus McCurtis.
- Identifier
- ACMA.06-023, Item ACMA PH2004.7002.23a
There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .
International media Interoperability Framework
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.
Related Content
-
- Date
- circa 1902-1990
- bulk 1919-1960