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Keystone View Company Thousands Marching, Thousands Watching! Our National Army, Chicago, Aug. 4, 1917

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09584.195 Author/Creator: Keystone View Company Place Written: Chicago, Illinois Type: Stereocard Date: 1917 Pagination: 1 stereocard ; 8.7 x 17.7 cm. Order a Copy

Members of the American army march through the streets of Chicago as crowds cheer on the sidewalk just after the United States entered the war.

Progressive Era to New Era, 1900-1929
World War I
Europe
Military Personnel
Patriotism
World War I

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