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Company C., 7th N.Y. Infantry, Camp Wadsworth, Spartanburg, S.C. (5 photographs), 1917-1918, inclusive
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Five 8 x 10-inch photographs (one is a duplicate) of the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Platoons, Co. C, 7th New York Infantry, stationed at Camp Wadsworth, Spartanburg, South Carolina, between September 13, 1917 and April 29, 1918. The photographs were taken before the 7th was reorganized as the 107th Infantry Regiment in October 1917. The platoon members are identified on the reverse side of each photograph. Henry Rathemacher appears in the Fourth Platoon.
Military life (2 photographs), [1917-1919], inclusive
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Two World War I-era photographs (8 x 10 and 7 x 9.5 inches), one showing cadets on parade, the other showing uniformed men outside a tent.
Military life (30 photographs), [1917-1919], inclusive
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Thirty photographs (most 3.5 x 5.5 inches; some smaller) of World War I-era military life, presumably showing Henry Rathemacher and his fellow service members. Many images appear to have been taken at Camp Wadsworth, Spartanburg, South Carolina.
207th Coast Artillery farewell dinner (2 items), 1940 December 16
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[1] Menu, "Farewell Dinner Tendered to The Members of the 207th Coast Artillery, Anti-Aircraft Mobile N.Y.N.G. by the Veterans of the Seventh Regiment and The 7th Regiment New York Guard on Monday Evening, December Sixteenth, 1940, held at The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York."
[2] Seating plan, "Farewell Dinner to the 207th Regiment Coast Artillery Anti-Aircraft (Mobile), N.Y.N.G., Monday, December 16, 1940, The Waldorf-Astoria."
Rathemacher-Hupfauf wedding reception (8 photographs), [1941 August 30]
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Eight 8 x 10-inch photographs of the wedding reception of Henry Rathemacher (1895-1985) and Hildegarde Hupfauf (1901-1980), who were married in Manhattan at The Church of the Transfiguration (a.k.a. "The Little Church Around the Corner") on August 30, 1941. The celebration appears to have taken place in a private dining room of a hotel.
107th United States Infantry A.E.F reunions (2 photographs), 1942 September 29; undated, inclusive
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[1] A large, folded photograph (18.5 x 10 inches) of "Twenty-Fourth Annual Reunion and Dinner of the 107th United States Infantry A.E.F, Commemorating the Breaking of the Hindenburg Line at Bony, France, September 29, 1918, Hotel New Yorker, New York City, September 29, 1942
[2] A photograph (8 x 10 inches) from another reunion, in the same hotel banquet space
Colonel George K. Brazill dinner (2 items), 1942 November 20
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[1] Menu, "Dinner tendered to Colonel George K. Brazill and The Officers of His Staff by the Veterans of the Seventh Regiment and the 107th Infantry Post, American Legion, November Twentieth 1942."
[2] Program, "Seventh Regiment New York Guard Review Presentation of Colors by Veterans of the Seventh Regiment and 107th Infantry Post, American Legion, Friday Evening, November Twentieth 1942."
Color photographs of Henry Rathemacher (3 photographs + letter), [1985], inclusive
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Three color snapshots (3.5 x 4 inches) of Henry Rathemacher and Harold Werring attending a luncheon. The photos were sent to Rathemacher by Werring, whose letter of April 10, 1985 accompanies them.
Miscellaneous photocopies (4 items), undated, inclusive
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[1] Note from George M. Martin, Adjutant, 7th Regiment, N.Y., Post 107, American Legion, to members, undated.
[2] Note from H. C. Swain, Commander, 7th Regiment, N.Y., Post 107, American Legion, to Henry Rathemacher, March 27, 1974.
[3] Unidentifed newspaper clipping, "New York's 7th Regiment armory in uncertain future," undated.
[4] Recipe for "National Guard 7th Regiment Punch" from the book David Wondrich's book "Imbibe! From Absinthe Cocktail to Whiskey Smash, a Salute in Stories and Drinks to "Professor" Jerry Thomas, Pioneer of the American Bar" (2007).