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COLLECTION OF
WORLD WAR I PHOTOGRAPHIC SLIDES |
Size: 0.5 linear feet
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Content note:
The Collection of World War I Photographic Slides contains 148 glass slide prints
of American troops in World War I. These slides convey all aspects of military
life of that period, from basic training in the United States to warfare in
the trenches of Europe on the Western Front. These slides depict trench warfare,
logistics with horse drawn carriages, railroad and truck, chemical warfare,
various training exercises to get American troops ready for combat, and life
of the soldier during times of quiet from the action.
These slides also give us a chronological sequence of events concerning American involvement in World War I. They take us from the Declaration of War by Congress in 1917, enlistment and training of soldiers, arrival of the American Expeditionary Forces in France, more training, combat on the field and in the trenches, to Allied victory in 1918. These slides give us a valuable commentary on what "the war to end all wars" was like for the American "dough boys" in Europe.
Acquisition: Source unknown
Processed by: LTM, 8-13-1987; JEF, 2-3-1998
