George Gormley Playing the Clarinet During World War I
Dublin Core
Title
George Gormley Playing the Clarinet During World War I
Alternative Title
WWI Soldier with Clarinet
Subject
World War I, 1914-1918
Clarinetists
Veterans--Florida
Description
George Gormley, an American soldier, playing the clarinet during World War I. Gormley was originally from Kansas, but he moved to Sanford, Florida, with his family shortly before WWI. Gormley served alongside his brother, Charles Ernest Gormley, in France from August 13, 1917 to April 14, 1919. His niece, Luticia "Tish" Gormley Lee, was the contributor of this photograph.
Before entering World War I, the United States maintained a policy of neutrality, although the U.S. continued to supply the Allies: Great Britan, France, and Russia. The U.S. officially entered the war on April 6, 1917, in response to Germany's return to all-out submarine warfare on all commercial ships sailing for Great Britain and Germany's offer for military alliance to Mexico via the Zimmerman Telegram. The U.S. mobilized over four million military personnel through the course of American involvement in the war and lost 110,000 casualties. The U.S. vastly expanded its government and dramatically increase the size of its military during World War I.
Before entering World War I, the United States maintained a policy of neutrality, although the U.S. continued to supply the Allies: Great Britan, France, and Russia. The U.S. officially entered the war on April 6, 1917, in response to Germany's return to all-out submarine warfare on all commercial ships sailing for Great Britain and Germany's offer for military alliance to Mexico via the Zimmerman Telegram. The U.S. mobilized over four million military personnel through the course of American involvement in the war and lost 110,000 casualties. The U.S. vastly expanded its government and dramatically increase the size of its military during World War I.
Source
Original 2.25 x 3.25 inch black and white photograph: Private Collection of Luticia "Tish" Gormley Lee.
Date Created
ca. 1917-1919
Contributor
Lee, Luticia "Tish" Gormley
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 2.25 x 3.25 inch black and white photograph.
Is Part Of
Celery Soup: Florida’s Folk Life Play Collection, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
111 KB
Medium
2.25 x 3.25 inch black and white photograph
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
France
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Provenance
Inherited by Luticia "Tish" Gormley Lee.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Lee, Luticia "Tish" Gormley and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Dr. Scot French's "Tools in Digital History Seminar," Fall 2013
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
Private Collection of Luticia "Tish" Gormley Lee
External Reference
Keith, Jeanette. Rich Man's War, Poor Man's Fight: Race, Class, and Power in the Rural South During the First World War. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2004.
Carlisle, Rodney P. Sovereignty at Sea U.S. Merchant Ships and American Entry into World War I. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2009.
Transcript
CLARINET
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 black and white photograph
Physical Dimensions
2.25 x 3.25 inches
Citation
“George Gormley Playing the Clarinet During World War I,” RICHES, accessed December 31, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/3082.