United States. A Second War Official United States Army Photographer Armband Hold with traces of the black

with traces of the black paint forming the number remaining

The order was created in 1874 became a French Colonial order in 1896

marked on obverse with designer’s initials “E

with correct ribbon

Ich Herr Wolfgang Schulze von Mertschinsky bestaetige hiermit wie folgt: 1) Silberne plastisch

United States. A Second War Official United States Army Photographer Armband Hold with traces of the blackTwo piece construction, 100 mm (w) x 38 mm (h) patch bearing the text "OFFICIAL U. S. ARMY PHOTOGRAPHER" within a rectangular border, both of which are in orange embroidery, on a navy blue embroidered base, the patch sewn in place to the center of an armband in navy blue fine wool, with the four edges of the armband folded over to the reverse and sewn in place, measuring 450 mm (w) x 97 mm (h), free of mothing, mint.