Bain News Service,, publisher.
Maj. F.E. Evans
[between ca. 1915 and ca. 1920]
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
Notes:
Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards.
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
Format: Glass negatives.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA,
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Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.24610
Call Number: LC-B2- 4236-13
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Richard Arthur Norton (1958- )
Frank Edgar Evans (19 November 1876 – 25 November 1941) served as an infantryman in the Spanish–American War, and was commissioned in the United States Marine Corps on 15 February 1900. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Evans
KenjiB_48
Appears to have been a captain at the time of this portrait.
Film&PhotoArchivist
He ended up a Brigadier General (USMC) www.arlingtoncemetery.net/feevans.htm Would appear to have a Sumner Class Destroyer (WWII era) named after him too.
Arden (LOC P&P)
Thank you all for the added details about Frank Edgar Evans and his military service. We will add some of the details to the record description when we update.
artolog
In June, 1917, Major Frank E. Evans, was in charge of Marine Corps recruiting in New York. query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9C0CE3D8123BE0...
artolog
There is a torn calendar page from March, 1917 on his desk. The sticker on the negative says June 12, 1917
Arden (LOC P&P)
Thank you Art Siegel for finding the date on the sticker. We will add it to the description when we update.