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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09584.281 Author/Creator: Keystone View Company Place Written: New York, New York Type: Stereocard Date: 1914 Pagination: 1 stereocard Height: 8.7 cm, Width: 17.7 cm Order a Copy

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

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