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WW1 - 1914-1918
" Looks of War photographers "
" Regards de photographes de Guerre"
9000 photos
438 pages
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A musical performance organized by
Harry Wagstaff Gribble,
while a machine gunner
with the 27th Inf. Div.
Oudezeele
'The Broadway Quartette' singing 'I'm only a buck private'. Oudezeele, France Aug. 4. 1918
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Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111
Oudezeele
Harry Wagstaff Gribble, playright and machine gunner with 27th Div. giving a recitation,
Oudezeele France Aug. 4, 1918
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Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111
Oudezeele
'4 good looking girls' in uniform
[ Eric Krebs, Eddie Crawford, Wm. Pauly, & Daniel Burns] 27 Div. Oudezeele, France Aug. 4, 1918 NARA111-SC-18834-ac
Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111
Their steel helmets
are decorated as bonnets and the dresses were made by the guys themselves.
Their performance was
a dance and song routine wildly enjoyed
by the audience.
Oudezeele
'4 good looking girls unmasked' Oudezeele, France Aug. 4, 1918
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Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111
Neuville en Verdunois
Pvt. H. W. Wheeler, 60th Coast Art., 1st Army corps. Neuville, Meuse, France 10-29-18
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Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111
Neuville en Verdunois
Harlow Wheeler, 'Gentleman Doughboy' entertaing members of the 60th Coast Artillery, 1st Army, Neuville, Meuse, France 10-29-18
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Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111
Thiaucourt Regniéville
More tom-foolery by Co., D in midst of battle, Thiaucourt, France 10-25-18
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Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111
Thiaucourt Regniéville
Co. D 111th Inf., amusing the boys with impromptu performance
in the Ruins of Thiaucourt, France 10-25-18
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Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111
Thiaucourt Regniéville
German shells disrupted the soldiers entertainment by their comrades,
Thiaucourt, Meurthe et Moselle, France 10-25-18
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Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111
Sainte Luce sur Loire
Band of 809th Pioneer Inf. at Camp Sainte Luce, France Nov. 3. 1918
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Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111
Be sure to watch this video of the "King of Jazz"
James Reese Europe
and the song he wrote while recovering from a gun shot in an Army hospital
during WW-1.
To the far right is
Wood 'Trombone' Andrews.
Paris
1Lt James R. Europe
leads the 369th band at American Red Cross Hospital No, 9, Paris, France 9-4-18
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Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111
It was noted
in the newspapers
that the band of the 369th was playing as their ship brought them back
to their home town
of New York.
Lt. James Reese Europe was the band leader for the Harlem Hell Fighters
and he and the band made
a big impact in France.
This trombone player
might be
Wood 'Trombone' Andrews
Musician of the 369th arriving on the SS Stockholm, Pier 55, 1919
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Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111
369th Inf.[Harlem Hell Fighters] Pier 55 North River on SS Stockholm early 1919
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Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111
Paris
YMCA excursion for troops to Chambotte at RR station in Albert, France Aug 28, 1918
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Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111