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Bleicher, Kevin, fl. 1970 [National Guardsmen by WWI plaque on Ohio State University campus]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09650.163 Author/Creator: Bleicher, Kevin, fl. 1970 Place Written: Columbus, Ohio Type: Photograph Date: April 1970 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 9 cm, Width: 12.7 cm Order a Copy

One black and white photograph dated April 1970 taken by Kevin Bleicher. Pictured is plaque on a rock that reads, "In honor of Those Sons of the Ohio State University who have answered the call to the colors in the year 1917." In the background are armed National Guardsmen walking between bushes.

Bleicher, Kevin, fl. 1970

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