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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09584.258 Author/Creator: Keystone View Company Place Written: Germany Type: Stereocard Date: 1914-1918 Pagination: 1 stereocard Height: 8.7 cm, Width: 17.7 cm Order a Copy

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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