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General Pershing Decorating Officers of 89th Div., Treves, Germany.

A line of American soldiers receive the Distinguished Service Crosses from General Pershing on a field in Treves, Germany.

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After the Strenuous War Days -- American Boys Enjoying a Rhine Excursion.

After the armistice, American soldiers enjoy an excursion on a river steamer on the Rhine River.

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Introducing Baseball in Germany, U. S. Army of Occupation on the Rhine.

A view of an enormous crowd of American soldiers of the second division watching an army baseball game in Neuwied, Germany after the occupation.

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American Soldiers on the West Bank of the Rhine in the Occupied Region, Germany.

In the foreground, American soldiers sit in the sun on the grassy banks of the Rhine River. In the background, tents are set up along the riverside.

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Doughtnuts for Doughboys -- Montabaur on the Rhine.

Four women from the Y.M.C.A. make fresh doughnuts for the American soldiers, who stand behind them, holding doughtnuts and looking pleased.

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Salvation Army Hut, Always at the Front with Our Doughboys, Rhine Frontier.

Eight soldiers gather around two Salvation Army workers and their table, holding bottles and looking at the goods. The Salvation Army sign is next to them.

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Observation Balloons near Coblenz, Germany.

An observation balloon floats upwards to the sky with two soldiers in its wicker basket, who look downwards at the crowd below. Next to it, another blimp is in the process of being inflated.

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French Auto Mitrailleuse Attached to U. S. Army, Montabaur, Germany.

A view of three soldiers in a lightly armored car, brandishing a machine gun while driving down the street in a German village. Another soldier stands next to the car.

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U. S. Army Tractor Negotiating the Steep Declivities of Rhine at Coblenz.

In the foreground, an American soldier drives a tractor up the steep bank of the Rhine River. In the background is the city of Coblenz. Cathedral steeples and bridges can be seen.

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Cementing Anglo-French Friendship, Soldiers of France in London.

Ranks of French soldiers, seen from behind, walk down a street in London towards Trafalgar Square. The sidewalks are crowded with British citizens and policemen.

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Victory Day Celebration, July 14, 1919--Arch of Triumph, Paris

A parade of French soldiers passes under the Arch of Triumph in Paris as their countrymen cheer from the sidelines.

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France does Honor to the Gallant Sons of Britain--Victory Parade, Paris

British troops participate in the French Victory Parade, marching through the Place de la Concorde.

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Sons of France on Parade in Paris.

Soldiers parading through Paris, after the signing of the Peace Treaty.

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Gallant Legionaires of Czechoslovakia on Parade, Prague

A man stands in the foreground photographing the Czech troops marching past.

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Devastated Arras, "Grande Place" Section Visited by Peace Conference Delegates, France

Delegates from the Peace Conference stand in the center of the city of Arras. They visited affected cities in Belgium and France to determine how much Germany would pay in reparations.

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The Queen of Belgium Making Stereo Photo During Pres. Wilson's Visit to Belgium

Elizabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Belgium during the war, stands in sparse Belgium woods, holding a camera, making a stereoard of what she sees.

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The President and Mrs. Wilson, Miss Wilson, the King and Queen of Belgium at University of Louvain

Woodrow Wilson stands behind a table reading an address. Beside him stands the King and Queen of Belgium, and Wilson's wife and daughter. This stop at University of Louvain was part of Wilson's tour of Belgium during the Peace Negotiations.

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President Wilson and Brand Whitlock at Nieuport, Belgium

Woodrow Wilson stands talking with Brand Whitlock, the U.S. Minister to Belgium during the war, behind the two is a group of other diplomats.

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Where the Peace Treaty was Signed, Palace of Versailles, France

An image of the Palace of Versailles and the fountain in front.

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A Plenary Session of the Peace Conference, in Building of French Foreign Office on the Quai D'Orsay, Paris

Statesmen from around the world, inlcuding President Wilson and Prime Minister David Lloyd George, gather in an elaborate room at the Foreign Office at Quai D'Orsay.

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Guards of the Republic- in Palace of Versailles During Treaty Signing

This photograph is of members of the Guard Republicaine in the Palace of Versailles during the signing of the Peace Treaty. They are wearing dress uniforms and are in a room with elaborate furnishings.

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Galerie des Glaces, Showing Table where Peace Treaty Was Signed, Versailles, France

This photograph is of the room where the signing of the Peace Treaty took place at the end of WWI. It is elaborately decorated with beautiful chairs, windows, and a statue.

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Clemenceau, Wilson, and Lloyd George Leaving Palace of Versailles After Signing Peace Treaty

This photograph is of Clemenceay, Wilson, and Lloyd George exiting the Palace of Versailles after signing the Peace Treaty. There are other men in the background of this scene, but the focus is on these three world leaders.

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Second Division Men Entraining for the Return Home, Germany

This photograph is of soldiers waiting by trains to be taken home after the war ended. After the war, according to the photograph, some men were sent to occupy parts of Germany.

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Some of Our Two Million Fighters Ready for Home, Brest, France

Soldiers are in line, ready to be sent home. There are storefronts and flags waving in the background. According to the photograph, sending men home was a very complicated, yet organized, system.

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Our Boys Boarding Transport for For "the Good Old U.S.A"

This photograph is of American soldiers heading home on a boat after the war's end from Europe. According to the photograph, the ride home was unpleasant for many because of poor living conditions.

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The New York City Skyline Brings a Thrill to the Heart of Every Returning Doughboy- U.S.S Louisiana Arriving in the Harbor

In this photograph a boat with soldiers discharged from war aproaches the New York City skyline.

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U.S Transport Leviathan, Formerly the Vaterland, Largest Ship Afloat

This photograph is of a the boat, the "Leviathan." It was the "largest ship afloat" at the time this image was captured and was used in battle.

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U.S Battleships Serve as Transports in Bringing Our Troops ome- The Louisiana at Dock in New York Harbor

This photograph is of a boat carrying soldiers home from fighting in Europe during WWI.

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The American Cemetary at Belleau Wood

This photograph is of an American cemetary with fallen soldiers from WWI. There is an American flag waving in the distance. The graves are for the men who fought in the Battle of Belleau Wood, Germany.

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Happy Reunion for Home-coming Soldier Fathers.

Two American Soldiers stand beside their wives, holding babies born during the war. Behind them stand their fellow soldiers and officer.

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Fighters Who Broke the Hindenburg Line, Parading Down Fifth Ave., New York

National Guardsmen of the 27th Dvision, who helped take the Scheldt Canal Tunnel, part of an important German network of passageways to machine guns, parade down Fifth Ave., while hundreds cheer on the sidewalks.

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Nursing Wounded Heroes Back to Health, Convalescent Hospital No. 5, New York

At a hospital in New York for returning soldiers, former soldiers lie on rows of beds, while nurses and visitors mull about.

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Wounded Soldier About to Undergo Operation: Hospital No. 5, New York

Surgeons and nurses surround a soldier lying on an operating table, about to perform an operation.

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Severely Wounded Being Transported to Hospital Ship from Transport, Hoboken

Soldiers carry a wounded man on a stretcher up the steps, boarding a ship.

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Hospital Deck on Giant Transport "Leviathan".

An American sergeant visits with sick men on a hospital transport ship.

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A Friendly Bout among Our Boys on Transport Returning from France

Two Americans box, surrounded by their comrades, on the deck of a transport ship on the return from France at the end of the war

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Ready for the "Abandon Ship" Drill: U.S. Soldiers With Life Belts Adjusted

Soldiers stand, wearing life jackets, on the deck of homeward bound ship, about to perform the abandon ship drill, a twice daily occurrence.

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Colored Troops Returning from France on S. S. Aquitania, New York

The steamship Aquitania, heading for New York harbor, containing a number of African-American troops.

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America's Most Notable Gathering of Military Heroes-Left to Right, Jacques (Belgium), Diaz (Italy), Coolidge, Foch (France), Pershing, end, Beatty (England), at His Right

In this photograph many military hereos of WWI are gathered at the American Legion in 1921.

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French Lines Captured from the Enemy by the Marine Fusileers

In this photograph soldiers are standing in a fort. They use sandbags as a defense mechanism.

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[Three letters from an American missionary woman in China during the Boxer Rebellion] [Decimalized .01-.04]

Three letters from Marietta Manchester to her family while traveling in Japan and China on a missionary trip. According to a note that accompanies these letters she was killed during the Boxer Rebellion. There are descriptions of Japanese houses, and...

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To Mother and Father

This letter written on Japanese scroll paper is concerning Manchester's travels. She mentions seeing the Aleutian Islands after many days at sea, and says a few days later they started to see the coast of Japan. She mentions many volcanos and says...

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To Wallace and Clara

This letter written on Japanese scroll paper is concerning Manchester's travels. In this letter Manchester writes about her journey to Japan and along the coast. She mentions seeing whales and porpoise. She mentions the native's lack of clothing, and...

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To Father

This letter written on Japanese scroll paper is concerning Manchester's new post in China. She writes that she is on her way to her house in Chang Shan in Cheh Kiang Province in the south eastern part of China. She thought it would take two weeks but...

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[Note]

A short note that accompanied GLC09585.01-.03. The note states "Letters written home by Aunt Marrietta Manchester killed by Chinese at Boxer Rebellion at China. Saxton Manchester's sister."

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[Archive of three Tuskegee Airmen] [Decimalized .001-.416]

Archive of three Tuskegee Airmen: First Lieutenant Eugene W. Williams, First Lieutenant LeRoi S. Williams, and Second Lieutenant James T. Williams; includes material related to the Williams family.

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The Vacation Reading Club

A diploma issued to "Leroy" Williams for completing the Vacation Reading Course for the summer of 1923.

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Lucy Addison High School, Roanoke, Virginia Graduation Exercises

The graduation program for "Leroy" Williams' commencement from Lucy Addison High School in 1935. Other documents indicated he graduated high school in 1936, so this may be a misprint.

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Lucy Addison High School, Roanoke, Virginia Graduation Exercises

The graduation program for "Leroy" Williams' commencement from Lucy Addison High School in 1935. Someone has written on this copy, "Diploma + commencement program Class of 1936 LeRoi Shelton Williams June 6, 1936 Valuable Don't Destroy."

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