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George S. Patton, Jr. on Galahad

Description: A view of a young George Smith Patton, Junior mounted on a dark horse named Galahad. Patton, also called Georgie, is wearing knee-length shorts, a white, long-sleeved shirt with vertical stripes, and a wide-brimmed hat. The horse is standing on a dirt road, with trees, bushes, and palms in the background and a manicured lawn in the foreground.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1895?
Call number: photCL 282 (9)
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George S. Patton, Jr. starting school, 1897

Visual Materials

George Smith Patton, Junior, about twelve, stands at the foot of an outdoor staircase, turned very slightly to the right. Patton, also called Georgie, is wearing a dark suit, white shirt, long dark socks, boots, and a dark cap. A white satchel with "G.S.P.Jr. 1897" printed on the side is slung over his shoulder.

photCL 282 (44)

Two George S. Pattons, approximately 1887

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George Smith Patton walks along a tree-lined road, followed by his young son, George Junior. George Patton Senior is wearing a dark suit and shoes and wearing a lighter-colored hat with a dark band. Georgie is dressed in white, with shorts and a short sleeve shirt, and has light, blond hair.

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George S. Patton, Jr. with grapes, August 1897

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An image of George Smith Patton, Junior, standing outdoors, looking down at a large bunch of grapes he is holding in his left hand. Georgie is wearing a dark double breasted coat, with a white collar or kerchief around his neck and corduroy trousers. He has messy blond hair, and is wearing a ring on his left pinkie finger. He is standing on a dirt road, with a wooden screen on the road on the right and a grassy hill behind him.

photCL 282 (54)

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George Smith Patton Senior and Junior fencing

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George Smith Patton Senior and Junior fence on a dirt road, with trees in the background and a white dog with a dark head lying in the foreground in the foreground. George Senior, on the left is wearing a dark suit and fencing mask, and holding the foil in his right hand. George Junior, also called Georgie, on the right is wearing a dark suit with knee-length pants and dark socks and a fencing mask, and is mirroring his father's en garde pose.

photCL 282 (186)

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Ruth Wilson Patton, George Smith Patton, Jr., and Anne Wilson Patton, 1892(?)

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A chest-length studio portrait of Ruth Wilson Patton and her children, Georgie and Annie. Ruth is in the center, with her body turned very slightly to the right, wearing a dark dress with lighter sleeves and a high neck, with her dark, wavy hair parted in the center and pulled back. Georgie, on the left, has his body turned very slightly to the right, is behind his mother, wearing a dark suit with a broad white collar, and has short blond hair. Annie, on the right, is turned slightly to the left, in front of her mother, is wearing a white, lacy dress, and has blond hair that reaches her shoulders, with bangs cut low across her brow.

photCL 282 (342)

George Smith Patton, Jr. in military academy uniform, 1903-1904

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An oval-shaped, chest-length studio portrait of George Smith Patton, Junior, turned very slightly to the right. George, also called Georgie, is wearing a military academy uniform, probably from the Virginia Military Institute, with a gray jacket with three rows of buttons and dark horizontal piping between the buttons. He has dark eyes and blond hair brushed to the right side of his head.

photCL 282 (343)

George S. Patton, Jr. on Galahad

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