Squad Firing A Trench Mortar at Camp Shelby, Mississippi

This color postcard features a group of uniformed men kneeling on the ground. The two men in the forefront are handling a black cylendar on a tripod. The title along the bottom of the card reads Squad Firing A Trench Mortar at Camp Shelby, Missisippi. The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides publisher information as well as indication for address placement. A green postage stamp is placed in the upper right corner and the card is postmarked Hattiesburg, Mississippi, November 8, 1941. The description in the upper left corner reads Camp Shelby--Near Hattiesburg, Mississippi was established during the World War. Situated on high rolling pine clad hills this camp will be one of the largest in the country. The card is inscribed and is addressed to Mr. Aug Koth in Lake Mills, Wisconsin.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/mss-lampton-images-ms-shelby/1070/thumbnail.jp