Photo shows Black soldiers at drill practice. Caption under photo reads: “Colored Infantry, Camp Dodge, Iowa”
Back has message to “Sis” and is addressed to “Miss Esther Bains, Rock Island, Illinois” Cancel mark is “Des Moines, Iowa, Dodge Branch”
Left margin says: “Photograph by Walter L. Smith, Marshalltown, Iowa”
This postcard is related to one without a message on the back, titled “Black Troops Guard Mount, Camp Dodge, Iowa” in this collection, except that card shows the troops with guns at their sides.