HORSE DRAWN 75MM HOWITZER & LIMBER TRAIN ~ FORT SILL MUSEUM - 1940-41

Description

Scarce early original vintage photograph from the U.S. ARMY FIELD ARTILLERY AND FORT SILL MUSEUM shows a horse drawn field artillery unit pulling what is probably a a 75mm howitzer.
Back has full caption and official Fort Sill Museum stamp (see scan).
Horse artillery was a type of light, fast-moving, and fast-firing artillery which provided highly mobile fire support, especially to cavalry units. Horse artillery units existed in armies in Europe, the Americas, and Asia, from the early 17th to the mid-20th century.
A precursor of modern self-propelled artillery, it consisted of light cannons or howitzers attached to light but sturdy two-wheeled carriages called caissons or limbers, with the individual crewmen riding on horses.
This photograph dated 1940-41 shows perhaps one of the last horse drawn artillery units in the early days of World War ll.
Photograph measures 5 x 7 inches and is in excellent condition with no bends, tears, or creases and is very sharp and has strong tones with good contrast and clarity.
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