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| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | An engineer wearing eyeglasses is kneeling on the ground and working on a transmission while smoking a pipe. Captioned: "Ed Rehm, University of Illinois, s... |
| Date: | 02 01 1919 |
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| Description: | Men gathering for work at Ferme De Piemont. Captioned: "Taken at Ferme De Piemont (in the Champagne) to work the Bull Durham people for the 'makins.'" |
| Date: | 02 01 1919 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of two men sleeping on top of an ambulance during the day. Captioned: "Faith and Benny, both in aviation now, asleep on top of the latter's a... |
| Date: | 02 01 1919 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view of seven men helping to push a 155mm cannon up a hill while trying to get it unstuck. Captioned: "A '155' (6-inch) stuck in the mud ... |
| Date: | 02 01 1919 |
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| Description: | Wingless airplane sitting outdoors. Captioned: "A Nieuport at a repair depot." |
| Date: | 02 01 1919 |
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| Description: | Men standing near a hot air balloon. Hot air balloons were mostly used as spotters for the enemy. Captioned: "The basket in which the observer sits while '... |
| Date: | 02 01 1919 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a well-paved road in a war zone, surrounded by piles and fields of hay. Captioned: "A typical road in the War Zone. Wild, smooth, well gra... |
| Date: | 02 01 1919 |
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| Description: | View down road towards two men standing on a French road camouflaged by trees, branches and leaves. Captioned: "A quite well camouflaged French road." |
| Date: | 02 01 1919 |
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| Description: | A foreign soldier walking the streets of Paris, France while smoking a cigarette in his uniform. Captioned: "A costume like this creates no sensation or in... |
| Date: | 02 01 1919 |
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| Description: | View from ship as a crowd on a pier is saying goodbye to "Espagne" as it is sailing away. Captioned: "The crowd at the pier as the 'Espagne' left for Borde... |
| Date: | 02 01 1919 |
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| Description: | View across plaza towards two buildings in the center of Paris. Captioned: "Place de la Concorde. To the left A.P.C. headquarters; to the right, French min... |
| Date: | 02 01 1919 |
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| Description: | The band and infantry marching together as they leave Ste. Menehould. Captioned: "Infantry following the band on their march 'out.' Ste. Menehould." |
| Date: | 02 01 1919 |
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| Description: | View down street and plaza towards buildings in Paris. Captioned: "The Pantheon; Napoleon's Tomb; the Invalides." |
| Date: | 02 01 1919 |
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| Description: | Damaged buildings on the main road in Cormicy. Three men are in the road near a building on the right. Captioned: "The main street at Cormicy, showing the ... |
| Date: | 02 01 1919 |
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| Description: | View down road towards trucks and ambulances. Captioned: "Part of our cantonment at Dombasle on the road to Verdun." |
| Date: | 02 01 1919 |
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| Description: | A delivery road in France, filled with water reflecting the trees on both sides. Captioned: "A typical tree-lined country road in France. In delivery at ni... |
| Date: | 02 01 1919 |
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| Description: | A young boy, standing in front of an ambulance, posing for a portrait with mascot puppy in his arms. Captioned: "'The Petit goss' with our pup mascot. He w... |
| Date: | 02 01 1919 |
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| Description: | View across plaza towards the Opera. Caption reads: "The Opera, the most famous of all national theaters, Paris." |
| Date: | 02 01 1919 |
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| Description: | View across field of cars in a convoy. Caption reads: "A stop to wait for broken down cars while in convoy from Paris to Longeville." |
| Date: | 02 01 1919 |
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| Description: | An Army band marching along a street. Caption reads: "Band on our Division (71) marching 'out'-hence the joy. The first band I had seen in France." |
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