Signal Corps pictorial matter, 1917-1919.

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Signal Corps pictorial matter, 1917-1919.

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Motion picture film and photographs, depicting activities of the American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I. Motion picture film reels are entitled Chateau Thierry and the Aisne-Marne Operation, The St. Mihiel Drive, and The Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Photographs include individual and group portraits of senior officers, and a few photographs of American military activities in Great Britain, Germany, and the United States.

3 motion picture film reels, 2 envelopes, 1 album box.

Stanford University, Hoover Institution Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8133171

Stanford University, Hoover Institution Library

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