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Clarence Eugene Whitehill (November 5, 1871 - December 19, 1932), American bass-baritone en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Whitehill He was involved in a Liberty Loan concert, s. New-York tribune., October 10, 1918, Page 6, col. 5, "Schedule of Events For Liberian Day" chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1918-10-10/ed-... This was an event of the fourth Liberty Loan campaign. See also www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/22980560379/

The Sailor in the photograph is armed with an M1917 rifle. M1917 rifles were produced by Eddystone, Remington, and Winchester to supplement the M1903 rifles which were in short supply when the United States entered into World War II.

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One of a series of Robert Runyon photos of the "Fourteenth New York Infantry arriving at Mission, Texas" from July, 1916.
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Duplicate of Bain photo 3913-1:

Link goes to an article about "Post Office and Military Games", held under the auspices of the 47th Regiment. The games including some sporting events according to this article from NY Times Oct 13, 1912. query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9E0DE3DB1F3CE6...