ITEMS LEFT AT THE WALL

Artifact assemblage dedicated to U.S. Marine Corps Private First Class (PFC) William David Schiermeyer, Jr. and consisting of: two (2) color photographic prints & a color postcard. The two (2) photos depict PFC Schiermeyer, Jr.'s sister, Debi, and her four (4) children, respectively, while the latter bears a handwritten inscription reading, "Love is Forever, as are you in our hearts". The postcard also bears a handwritten inscription reading, "William David / Schiermeyer / Love is Forever / I'll being [sic] seeing you at home when I too get there / Your loving sister / Debi / 14W". The artifact assemblage was left at Panel W14 of The Wall along with an associated United States national flag (VIVE (9588)) by PFC Schiermeyer, Jr.'s sister, Debi, in October 1986.

ASSEMBLAGE DEDICATED TO U.S. MARINE CORPS PRIVATE FIRST CLASS (PFC) WILLIAM DAVID SCHIERMEYER, JR. AND CONSISTING OF: COMPONENT (A) COLOR PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT, COMPONENT (B) COLOR PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT, AND COMPONENT (C) COLOR POSTCARD. COMPONENT (A) COLOR PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT. THE OBJECT CONSISTS OF A COLOR PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT (PORTRAIT ORIENTATION) UPON A RECTANGULARLY SHAPED SHEET OF WHITE, KODAK BRAND PHOTO PAPER. THE IMAGE AT THE OBVERSE OBJECT OF THE PRINT DEPICTS A YOUNG, CAUCASIAN-AMERICAN WOMAN WITH LONG, BRUNETTE COLORED HAIR WEARING A GRAY SWEATSHIRT-STYLE TOP AND A JEWELRY BRACELET UPON HER LEFT WRIST. THE WOMAN IS PICTURED SEATED IN FRONT OF AN ELECTRIC TYPEWRITER (OR EARLY MODEL COMPUTER [?]), WEARING A TELEPHONIC HEADSET, AND TURNED TO FACE THE CAMERA WHILE SMILING BROADLY. A SECOND (2ND) TYPEWRITER OR COMPUTER [?] IS VISIBLE TO THE WOMAN'S LEFT-HAND SIDE, WHILE AN UNIDENTIFIED PIECE OF ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT IS VISIBLE IN THE BACKGROUND OF THE IMAGE. AN INSCRIPTION HANDWRITTEN IN BLACK INK AND CURSIVE SCRIPT UPON THE UPPER EDGE OF THE REVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF THE PHOTO READS, "LOVE ALWAYS, / DEBI". THE MANUFACTURER/SUPPLIER'S PHRASE, "THIS PAPER MANUFACTURED BY KODAK" IS STAMPED IN A REPEATED GRAPHIC MOTIF ACROSS THE REVERSE OBJECT SURFACE. COMPONENT (B) COLOR PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT. THE OBJECT CONSISTS OF A COLOR PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT (LANDSCAPE ORIENTATION) UPON A RECTANGULARLY SHAPED SHEET OF WHITE PHOTO PAPER. THE IMAGE AT THE OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF THE PRINT DEPICTS FOUR (4) YOUNG, CAUCASIAN-AMERICAN CHILDREN (APPROX. FOUR (4) - TEN (10) YEARS OF AGE) STANDING FACING THE CAMERA IN TWO (2) ROWS (2-2) IN FRONT OF AN ORNATE STONE FACADE. THE GIRLS ARE EACH WEARING FORMAL DRESSES, WHILE THE YOUNG BOY IS ATTIRED IN SHORTS, A LONG-SLEEVED WHITE, COLLARED SHIRT, AND A WHITE SILK VEST. AN INSCRIPTION HANDWRITTEN IN BLUE INK AND CURSIVE SCRIPT UPON THE UPPER EDGE OF THE REVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF THE PHOTOGRAPH READS, "LOVE IS FOREVER, / AS ARE YOU IN OUR HEARTS". COMPONENT (C) COLOR POSTCARD. THE OBJECT CONSISTS OF A FULL COLOR, IMPACT BRAND POSTCARD PRINTED IN MULTICOLOR/BLACK INK AND BLOCK SCRIPT/ARABIC NUMERALS UPON A RECTANGULARLY SHAPED SHEET OF WHITE CARDSTOCK WITH SERRATED EDGES. THE OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF THE POSTCARD BEARS FOUR (4) COLOR PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS (LANDSCAPE ORIENTATION) ARRANGED IN FOUR (4) EQUAL QUADRANTS TRIMMED IN WHITE ALONG THEIR EXTERIOR EDGES UPON A WHITE BACKGROUND FIELD. THE PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES DEPICT (FROM THE UPPER, PROPER RIGHT-HAND QUADRANT PROCEEDING CLOCKWISE): THE WHITE HOUSE, THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL, THE JEFFERSON MEMORIAL & TIDAL BASIN, & THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL DOME. PRINTED IN BLUE INK AND ITALICIZED/BLOCK SCRIPT UPON THE UPPER EDGE OF THE REVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF THE POSTCARD IS THE MANUFACTURER/SUPPLIER'S INFORMATION, "AWARD WINNING IMPACT ® * PHOTOGRAPHY". AT THE LOWER, PROPER RIGHT-HAND CORNER OF THE REVERSE OBJECT SURFACE THE PHOTOGRAPH CREDITS, "#4450 TOP LEFT - WHITE HOUSE / TOP RIGHT - LINCOLN MEMORIAL / BOTTOM LEFT - CAPITOL BUILDING / BOTTOM RIGHT - JEFFERSON MEMORIAL" ARE PRINTED IN BLUE INK AND BLOCK SCRIPT/ARABIC NUMERALS, IMMEDIATELY ABOVE THE MANUFACTURER/SUPPLIER'S ORDER INSTRUCTIONS, "ORDER YOUR IMPACT PRINT CATALOGUE, BY CALLING (415) 676-0331 OR SENDING $5.00 TO: IMPACT 135 D MASON CIRCLE CONCORD, CA 94520-1295 PRINTED IN JAPAN" SIMILARLY PRINTED IN BLUE INK AND BLOCK SCRIPT/ARABIC NUMERALS. AT THE LOWER, PROPER LEFT-HAND CORNER OF THE REVERSE OBJECT SURFACE, THE PUBLISHING CREDIT, "IMPACT ® * "LIFE LIKE PHOTO ART" / PUBLISHED BY: IMPACT / © IMPACT 1985 PHOTO U.S.A." IS PRINTED IN BLUE INK AND BLOCK SCRIPT/ARABIC NUMERALS. AN INSCRIPTION HANDWRITTEN IN BLUE INK AND CURSIVE SCRIPT AT THE CENTER OF THE REVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF THE POSTCARD IS ADDRESSED TO, "WILLIAM DAVID SCHIERMEYER", IS SIGNED, "YOUR LOVING SISTER / DEBI", AND READS, "LOVE IS FOREVER / I'LL BEING [sic] SEEING YOU AT HOME WHEN I TOO GET THERE". AN ADDITIONAL INSCRIPTION HANDWRITTEN IN BLACK INK AND BLOCK SCRIPT/ARABIC NUMERALS AT THE UPPER, PROPER LEFT-HAND CORNER OF THE POSTCARD SPECIFIES THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL (VVM) WALL LOCATION OF DONATION AND READS, "14W". ACCORDING TO VIVE CATALOG NOTES PREPARED BY MRCE COLLECTIONS STAFF, THE NPS RANGER'S LOG ENTRY REFERRING TO THIS ARTIFACT IS RECORDED, AS FOLLOWS: "9/95". THE OBJECT IS ASSOCIATED WITH VIVE (9588).

Text of the handwritten, stamped, & printed inscriptions upon the reverse object surfaces of COMPONENTS (A - C) is transcribed in full, as follows: [COMPONENT (A), reverse object surface, handwritten inscription] "Love Always, / Debi" / [COMPONENT (A), reverse object surface, stamped inscription] "THIS PAPER MANUFACTURED BY KODAK [stamped in a repeated graphic motif]" / [COMPONENT (B), reverse object surface, handwritten inscription] "Love is Forever, as are you in our hearts" / [COMPONENT (C), reverse object surface, printed inscriptions] "AWARD WINNING IMPACT ® * PHOTOGRAPHY / #4450 TOP LEFT - WHITE HOUSE / TOP RIGHT - LINCOLN MEMORIAL / BOTTOM LEFT - CAPITOL BUILDING / BOTTOM RIGHT - JEFFERSON MEMORIAL / ORDER YOUR IMPACT PRINT CATALOGUE, BY CALLING (415) 676-0331 OR SENDING $5.00 TO: IMPACT 135 D MASON CIRCLE CONCORD, CA 94520-1295 PRINTED IN JAPAN / IMPACT ® * "LIFE LIKE PHOTO ART" / PUBLISHED BY: IMPACT / © IMPACT 1985 PHOTO U.S.A." / [COMPONENT (C), reverse object surface, handwritten inscriptions] "William David / Schiermeyer / Love is Forever / I'll being [sic] seeing you at home when I too get there / Your loving sister / Debi / 14W"

Item Weight: 3.0g (Weight of COMPONENT (A) only)
Item Length: 12.6cm
Item Width: 8.8cm