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Lyons, Curtis Blair, 1894-1968 to Helen Lyons

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07810.063 Author/Creator: Lyons, Curtis Blair, 1894-1968 Place Written: Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 2 July 1918 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope Height: 16 cm, Width: 13 cm Order a Copy

Writes to his wife about the barracks, the officers, and the cooks. Reports that his captain is having motion pictures made from the time the soldiers leave their homes to their embarkation for France.

Lyons, Curtis Blair, 1894-1968
Lyons, Helen, 1895-1990

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