“VICTORY PARADE, PARIS, FRANCE. Soldiers passing beneath the Arch of Triumph,” 7/14/1919“Series: Photographs of American Military Activities, ca. 1918 - ca. 1981. Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 -...
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“VICTORY PARADE, PARIS, FRANCE. Soldiers passing beneath the Arch of Triumph,” 7/14/1919

Series: Photographs of American Military Activities, ca. 1918 - ca. 1981. Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985.

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“Decorated truck and members of Motor Transport Corps during Parade in Washington, D.C,” 6/27/1919“Series: Photographs of American Military Activities, ca. 1918 - ca. 1981. Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 -...
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“Decorated truck and members of Motor Transport Corps during Parade in Washington, D.C,” 6/27/1919

Series: Photographs of American Military Activities, ca. 1918 - ca. 1981. Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985.

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“Photograph of Women Rivet Heaters at Puget Sound Navy Yard,” 5/29/1919“Series: General Photographic File, 1893 - 1945. Record Group 86: Records of the Women’s Bureau, 1892 - 1995. ” Women riveters pose for the camera at the Navy Yard in Puget Sound,...
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“Photograph of Women Rivet Heaters at Puget Sound Navy Yard,” 5/29/1919

Series: General Photographic File, 1893 - 1945. Record Group 86: Records of the Women’s Bureau, 1892 - 1995.

Women riveters pose for the camera at the Navy Yard in Puget Sound, Washington. Taken a generation before the more famous World War II image of “Rosie the Riveter,” this photograph shows women working in industrial jobs traditionally filled by men, just as women did during World War II.

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“Mother and sister greeting their son and brother after a years absence in France at the reception to 110th Field Artillery on their way to Camp Meade, Md from Washington, DC,” 5/28/1919“Series: Photographs of American Military Activities, ca. 1918 -...
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“Mother and sister greeting their son and brother after a years absence in France at the reception to 110th Field Artillery on their way to Camp Meade, Md from Washington, DC,” 5/28/1919

Series: Photographs of American Military Activities, ca. 1918 - ca. 1981. Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985.

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“How they did it over there. [African American] troops of the 505th Engineers that returned on S.S. Roma showing how they used cold steel on the Huns,” 5/26/1919“Series: American Unofficial Collection of World War I Photographs, 1917 - 1918. Record...
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“How they did it over there. [African American] troops of the 505th Engineers that returned on S.S. Roma showing how they used cold steel on the Huns,” 5/26/1919

Series: American Unofficial Collection of World War I Photographs, 1917 - 1918. Record Group 165: Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs, 1860 - 1952. 

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“American cemetery, Romagne, France. German prisoners in foreground building roads and laying sod,” 5/25/1919“Series: Photographs of American Military Activities, ca. 1918 - ca. 1981. Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal...
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“American cemetery, Romagne, France. German prisoners in foreground building roads and laying sod,” 5/25/1919

Series: Photographs of American Military Activities, ca. 1918 - ca. 1981. Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985.

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“11th Cavalry rescuing machine guns from untenable positions under heavy fire during sham battle at Camp Meade, Md. Machine Gun Troop,” 5/24/1919“Series: Photographs of American Military Activities, ca. 1918 - ca. 1981. Record Group 111: Records of...
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“11th Cavalry rescuing machine guns from untenable positions under heavy fire during sham battle at Camp Meade, Md. Machine Gun Troop,” 5/24/1919

Series: Photographs of American Military Activities, ca. 1918 - ca. 1981. Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985.

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“Warehouse containing flour unloaded from S.S. West Lake. The labor used here are Belgian civilians,” 5/20/1919“Series: Photographs of American Military Activities, ca. 1918 - ca. 1981. Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal...
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“Warehouse containing flour unloaded from S.S. West Lake. The labor used here are Belgian civilians,” 5/20/1919

Series: Photographs of American Military Activities, ca. 1918 - ca. 1981. Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985.

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“Final Payment Roll, Battery D, 129th Field Artillery (certified by Captain Harry Truman,” 5/6/1919“File Unit: World War I File, 1917-1919: Field Orders and Reports: April-May, 1919, 1914 - 1936. Series: Military Files, 1914 - 1936. Collection: Harry...
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“Final Payment Roll, Battery D, 129th Field Artillery (certified by Captain Harry Truman,” 5/6/1919

File Unit: World War I File, 1917-1919: Field Orders and Reports: April-May, 1919, 1914 - 1936. Series: Military Files, 1914 - 1936. Collection: Harry S. Truman Papers Pertaining to Family, Business and Personal Affairs, 1876 - 1964.

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“VICTORY PARADE, NEW YORK, N.Y. 48th Field Artillery Band,” 5/3/1919“Series: Photographs of American Military Activities, ca. 1918 - ca. 1981. Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985. ” Uncover more World War...
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“VICTORY PARADE, NEW YORK, N.Y. 48th Field Artillery Band,” 5/3/1919

Series: Photographs of American Military Activities, ca. 1918 - ca. 1981. Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985.

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“All eatables issued to U.S. Army are first tested as to their purity, shows testing candy before sending it overseas,” 4/30/1919 “ Series: Photographs of American Military Activities, ca. 1918 - ca. 1981. Record Group 111: Records of the Office of...
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“All eatables issued to U.S. Army are first tested as to their purity, shows testing candy before sending it overseas,” 4/30/1919

Series: Photographs of American Military Activities, ca. 1918 - ca. 1981. Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985.

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“Cher Ami, probably the most famous of all the Signal Corps pigeons, delivered important messages on Verdun front,” 4/22/1919 “ Series: Photographs of American Military Activities, ca. 1918 - ca. 1981. Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the...
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“Cher Ami, probably the most famous of all the Signal Corps pigeons, delivered important messages on Verdun front,”  4/22/1919

Series: Photographs of American Military Activities, ca. 1918 - ca. 1981. Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985.

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“Telegram from Harry S. Truman to Bess Wallace,” 4/12/1919“ File Unit: Correspondence from Harry S. Truman to Bess Wallace, 1910-1919: April 12, 1919 [Telegram], 1910 - 1964. Series: Family Correspondence Files, 1910 - 1964. Collection: Harry S....
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“Telegram from Harry S. Truman to Bess Wallace,” 4/12/1919

File Unit: Correspondence from Harry S. Truman to Bess Wallace, 1910-1919: April 12, 1919 [Telegram], 1910 - 1964. Series: Family Correspondence Files, 1910 - 1964. Collection: Harry S. Truman Papers Pertaining to Family, Business and Personal Affairs, 1876 - 1964.

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“President Wilson and Party Looking Over Devastated France,” 3/23/1919“Series: Photographs of American Military Activities, ca. 1918 - ca. 1981. Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985. ” Uncover more World...
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“President Wilson and Party Looking Over Devastated France,” 3/23/1919

Series: Photographs of American Military Activities, ca. 1918 - ca. 1981. Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985. 

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Captain Harry Truman with Other Officers of the 129th Field Artillery at Chateau le Chanay near Courcemont, France, 3/1919“Series: Photographs of American Military Activities, ca. 1918 - ca. 1981. Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief...
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Captain Harry Truman with Other Officers of the 129th Field Artillery at Chateau le Chanay near Courcemont, France, 3/1919

Series: Photographs of American Military Activities, ca. 1918 - ca. 1981. Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985.

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