American Historical Ephemera & Photography Online

Collection of photographs and ephemera from two generations of Indiana soldiers, including Edgar Loring Clements (1884-1958), his son PFC Kenneth B. Clements (1926-2010) Co. K, 123rd Infantry, who served in WWII, and his brother PFC Clarence B Clements (1887-1975) who served with the Quartermaster Department at Fort Bliss, Texas, during WWI. Archive predominantly consists of photographs with a small number of documents and other ephemera. 

World War I: Photo album (heavily worn, loose pages, missing cover) with approximately 65 images, many from the German/Russian front and another approx. 10 loose images. Images depict trench warfare, battlefield casualties, and other images of devastation. Some images are graphic in nature and can be viewed upon request. -- Three panoramic images. -- Portrait identified on verso as Clarence Clements, showing the young man in civilian attire. -- Panoramic photograph, approx. 12 x 4 in., captioned in the negative "Remount Station, Fort Bliss Tex." -- Clarence Clements WWI discharge papers, 1918 Christmas program from Fort Bliss, and his WWI "dog tag." 

[With:] World War II: Photo album with over 200 black and white snapshots, mostly depicting soldier's service in the Pacific Theater and post-war Japan. -- Approx. 50 loose WWII photos. -- Two photo portraits of PFC Kenny Clements Co. K, 123rd Infantry. -- "A Night of Stars / Osaka Christmas 1945" program, and other WWII papers and ephemera.

[With:] Two photographs identified as Edgar Loring Clements, one portrait with him in uniform ca 1902, and another with Clements posed playfully with a fellow soldier wearing sombreros and holding alcohol bottles. -- Tintype of an unidentified soldier, possibly Edgar Clements.

[Also with:] Clements family photographs spanning late 1800s through ca 1950s, including a small album containing about 30 black and white snapshots and another 10 loose images.

Edgar Loring Clements of Williamsburg, Indiana, enlisted in 1902 with the 4th Cavalry, US Army and was discharged in 1906. His younger brother PFC Clarence Clements enlisted 13 November 1917 at Chicago, Illinois, and served for the duration of his enlistment in the Quartermaster Corps before discharge at Remount Depot, Fort Bliss, Texas, on 8 March 1919. The Christmas dinner menu from 1918 identifies Clements as serving there as a private, and describes the Remount Depot's growth during WWI: "From a small Post with a half-dozen permanent buildings, a command of 130 men, including one service school, corrals containing 600 animals, to a post containing a score of substantially constructed buildings, a command of 600 men, including four service schools and corrals containing 7000 animals...." Edgar Clements's son, Kenneth Boyd Clements served during WWII in Co. K, 123rd Infantry, and was also a Korean War veteran.