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Keystone View Company Provisioning an Immense Army- British Transport Wagons in France

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09584.131 Author/Creator: Keystone View Company Place Written: France Type: Stereocard Date: 1914-1918 Pagination: 1 stereocard Height: 8.7 cm, Width: 17.7 cm Order a Copy

This photograph shows wagons used to transport various supplies during the war. Everything from fod to ammunition had to be carried to the soldiers. The staff that took care of this were very organized.

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