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ARMISTICE

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11 NOVEMBER 1918

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11 novembre guerre mondiale armistice ww1 mondiale 1918 1914

Paris

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Paris.

The statue of Joan of Arc, Place de Rivoli, Paris, was decorated by the American Red Cross

on the day the Armistice was signed, Nov. 11th, 1918.

The statue is in the square outside of the Paris Headquarters of the American Red Cross

11 November 1918.

Photographer : Guerin.

1918.

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

11 novembre guerre mondiale armistice ww1 mondiale 1918 1914

Paris

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Exterior of Hotel de Ville Paris, showing decorations in celebration of the Armistice.

On Nov. 14 a ceremony was held in the Hotel de Ville by the city of Paris in honor of the A.R.C.

14 November 1918.

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

11 novembre guerre mondiale armistice ww1 mondiale 1918 1914

Paris

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Exterior of Hotel de Ville Paris, showing decorations in celebration of the Armistice.

On Nov. 14 a ceremony was held in the Hotel de Ville by the city of Paris in honor of the A.R.C.

14 November 1918.

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

11 novembre guerre mondiale armistice ww1 mondiale 1918 1914

Paris

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Paris.

Everyone all but went mad on Armistice Day in Paris, November 11th, 1918.

Here is part of the crowd which serged about the great streets around the church of the Madeleine, and extending far down Rue Royale to Place de la Concorde

United States Army Signal Corps, photographer

11 November 1918

Caption from Catalogue of Official A.E.F. photographs taken by the Signal Corps, U.S.A., 1919:

When the news became generally known that the armistice had been signed,

the crowd went wild,

as is shown in this view taken in front of the Le Matin on the Grand Boulevard. Paris, Seine, France.

November 11, 1918.

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C.

11 novembre guerre mondiale armistice ww1 mondiale 1918 1914

Paris

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Paris.

Impromptu parades took place in Paris on Armistice Day, November 11th, 1918.

Here are American soldiers pushing their way through the great crowds

at the Church of the Madeleine, Paris.

 They are forcing their way towards Place de la Concorde down Rue Royale

United States Army Signal Corps, photographer

11 November 1918.

Caption from Catalogue of Official A.E.F. photographs taken by the Signal Corps, U.S.A., 1919:

When the news became generally known that the armistice had been signed,

the crowd went wild,

as is shown in this view taken in front of the Le Matin on the Grand Boulevard. Paris, Seine, France. November 11, 1918.

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C.

11 novembre guerre mondiale armistice ww1 mondiale 1918 1914

Paris

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Paris.

A street vendor selling a tri-color to a worker of the American Red Cross on Armistice Day, November 11th, 1918.

The base of the statue of Joan of Arc may be seen, having just been decorated by the Red Cross

Photographer : Guerin.

1918.

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

11 novembre guerre mondiale armistice ww1 mondiale 1918 1914

Paris

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Paris.

Everybody nearly yelled their heads off an Armistice Day in Paris, November 11th, 1918.

Here they are, children and grownups, singing the Marseillaise, marching about the streets

United States Army Signal Corps, photographer

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

11 novembre guerre mondiale armistice ww1 mondiale 1918 1914

U.S. Army in France

Doughboys cheering news of Armistice

1918

Photo by USASC.

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

11 novembre guerre mondiale armistice ww1 mondiale 1918 1914

Antwerp

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Street scene in Antwerp, showing citizens turning out for celebration

the morning after the departure of the Germans

November 1918

Photographer  : Guerin

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

11 novembre guerre mondiale armistice ww1 mondiale 1918 1914

Buenos Aires

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Celebrating the signing of the Armistice,

11/11/18,

Buenos Aires, Argentina

National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress)

11 novembre guerre mondiale armistice ww1 mondiale 1918 1914

London

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Red Cross floats in the great Victory Parade in London ager the signing of the armistice.

The parade is shown passing the American Red Cross headquarters in Grosvenor Gardens

5 December 1918

Photographer : American Red Cross Official Photograph

American National Red Cross photograph collection (Library of Congress)

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Pres. Wilson reading the Armistice Terms to Congress, Wash DC

Nov. 11, 1918

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Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111

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US Capitol illuminated on Peace Celebration Night

11-11-1918

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Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111

11 novembre guerre mondiale armistice ww1 mondiale 1918 1914

Peace Hurrah

Photograph shows parade and crowds in the streets in New York City

after the Armistice of November 11, 1918 which ended World War I in western Europe.

Bain News Service, publisher

1918 Nov. 11

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

11 novembre guerre mondiale armistice ww1 mondiale 1918 1914

Peace Hurrah

Photograph shows parade and crowds in streets in New York City

after the Armistice of November 11, 1918 which ended World War I in western Europe.

Bain News Service, publisher

1918 Nov. 11

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

11 novembre guerre mondiale armistice ww1 mondiale 1918 1914

Peace Hurrah

Photograph shows parade and crowds in streets in New York City

after the Armistice of November 11, 1918 which ended World War I in western Europe.

The Park Row railway terminal is in the background.

(Source: Flickr Commons project, 2016)

Bain News Service, publisher

1918 Nov. 11

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

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