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Lyons, Curtis Blair, 1894-1968 to Helen Lyons

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07810.069 Author/Creator: Lyons, Curtis Blair, 1894-1968 Place Written: Castillon, France Type: Typed letter Date: February 17, 1919 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope Height: 24 cm, Width: 14.75 cm Order a Copy

Writes to his wife about working on the roads and discusses the weather. Asks about their daughter. Says that the troops watch movies on Tuesdays and Fridays and have dances on Thursdays. Explains that the French dance differently than the Americans. Encloses a picture of his company (not included). Typed on Knights of Columbus letterhead.

Lyons, Curtis Blair, 1894-1968
Lyons, Helen, 1895-1990

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