James Edwin Green, Jr. in Spanish War Uniform, Foxburg, Pa.
Date:
1913/07/04
Description:
Son of photographer James Edwin Green, 9-year-old James Edwin Green, Jr. (b. 1904) poses in a Spanish War uniform while holding a rifle. He is surrounded by American flags, celebrating the Fourth of July.
A man, likely a railroad employee, stands in the forefront of the station by the tracks. In the background, groups of people lean against the building, perhaps waiting for a train. In the foreground is the switch tower.
An unidentified boy lays in the grass beneath a flower bush with a pile of apples. The boy is likely visiting the home of the photographer, James Edwin Green.
Mary Rupert Green (b. 1854, d. 1929/03/01) was married to Thomas B. Green and mother to photographer James Edwin Green, Sr. A pennant for the U.S. Marines is hanging in the background.