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SCENES of LIFE

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Doughboys eating on the front in France early 1918

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Source of Photograph: National Archives Record Group 111.

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Bordeaux

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Secretary of War Newton Baker talking to a Texas negro at Engineers Camp No. 4,

Bordeaux, France Feb. 1918

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Source of Photograph: National Archives Record Group 111.

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Baccarat

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Funeral Saint-Remy church at Baccarat, France - Apr. 27, 1918

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Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111

Garde Champêtre

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Gondreville

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Town Crier with drum announcing the departure of the Americans

and for residents to submit bills for billeting of troops, Gondreville, France Apr. 6, 1918

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Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111

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Montmirail

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American soldiers putting elderly French woman on the evacuation train

at Montmirail, France May 31, 1918

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Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111

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Sézanne

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Refugees fleeing on the road to Sezanne, France May 31, 1918

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Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111

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Chaumont

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PVT. Pierce taking his first lesson in French, Chaumont, France Apr. 16, 1918

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Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111

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La Ferté sous Jouarre

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Morning at the market of La Ferté-sous-Jouarre, France July 9, 1918

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Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111

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Mandres sur Vair

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Roy E. Heath, wagoner, Co. 1, 23rd Engineers, using German chair as a wagon seat,

Mandres, France 10-17-18

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Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111

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Les Souhesmes Rampont

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4 French boys 10-12 yo went to the front with Americans

now having lunch before being taken home, 3rd Army. Souhesmes le Grand, Meuse France 10-18-18 NARA111-SC-28425-ac

Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111

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Corbie

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Chinese employed by British on a canal boat, Corbie, France 11-4-18

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Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111

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Corbie

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Chinese laborers for the British on barge passing the lock of Canal de la Somme,

Corbie, France 11-4-18

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Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111

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Nantillois

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Cooking 'corned willie', Co. D, 6th Inf. 5th Div. near Nantillois, Meuse, France 10-22-18

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Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111

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Moussy Verneuil

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Barge Himalaya being loaded with crushed rock for road beds. Verneuil, France 6-3-18

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Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111

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Moussy Verneuil

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French family on freight barge, Himalaya, leased to QMC Transport Repair Service

Verneuil, France 6-3-18

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Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111

Injured boy with a crutch

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Monfort Lucy

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American soldier teaching French boy how to use a sling shot. Lucy France 8-29-18

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Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111

Injured boy with a crutch

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Monfort Lucy

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Teaching a young Blue Devil how to shoot a sling shot. Lucy, France 8-29-18

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Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111

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Paris

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US Army print presses for printing maps is operated by two French boys, Paris Aug 1918

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Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111

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Aix les Bains

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American soldier and French boy at the Casino in Aix-les-Bains, France Aug. 27, 1918

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Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111

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Saint Mihiel

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Karl Lungen, German POW, at St. Mihiel [GI's wondered if he was old enough to smoke]. France 1918 NARA111-SC-020916-ac

Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111

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Austrian prisoners in Italy 1918

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Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111

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Brest

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American sailors with adopted refugee and orphan children, Brest France May 19, 1918

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Source of Photograph: National Archives RG 111

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