2019.070.004

A scrapbook of pictures only filled up to about a quarter of the length of the book, all of these pictures pertaining to the life of one Private Louis P. LaPonte. He was originally from Alabama, but at some point in his life either settled down in Massachusetts or had a child that ended up doing so as his daughter, Diana Corriveau-LaPonte, was the one who donated this scrapbook. The photos in this book all seem to be on some sort of military installment, either overseas or in the mainland U.S., it is uncertain based on how little information is given and how few photos there are. These photos depict LaPonte with his battalion, posing for photos in front of military tents and goofing around on the army vehicles. Some of the items pasted into this book are postcards, all dated 1942, with paintings of U.S. cities and landscapes, leading to the assumption that this was, in fact, overseas.