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German submarine minelayer SM UC-5 and British Mark IV Tank "Britannia". See comments under photos: and

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TVL1970: Thanks for making the connections between these images. We will update with more information.

The British Mark IV Tank "Britannia". Believe it or not, this tank is still extant and in the process of being restored. From, The Measurement and Modeling of a World War I Mark IV Tank Using CLR and CCD Camera/Line Scanning Systems in an Outside Environment: After the Battle of Arras, Liberty and its crew were sent to America for exhibition and to help sell war bonds. During a 2-hr event in Syracuse, NY, the tank raised $868.45 (the equivalent of $13,221.12 today). The purchase of a war thrift stamp allowed one to view the tank up close. For the larger purchase of a war stamp for $4.15 ($63.12 today), one was allowed into the vehicle’s interior, presumably with a guided tour from the crew. It was sometime during this American tour that the crew changed the tank’s name from “Britannia” to “Liberty.” Appropriately, the tank and its crew were also the main attraction in the Liberty Day Parade in New York City. ... Liberty found its final home in 1919 when it was taken to northeastern Maryland and added to the collection of the newly established Ordnance Museum at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD ... . Since that time, it has remained one of the museum’s cornerstone attractions and has stood as a reminder of the significant advancements that have been made in armored warfare over the past century. Also, this tank is the subject of a Flickr album created by Flickr user Charlie Webb: [http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmwebbjr/sets/72157634959239855/]

This photo was taken on October 25, 1917 at the Liberty (Loan) Parade, s. article in The evening world., October 25, 1917, Final Edition, Image 1, "25,000 IN LIBERTY PARADE CHEERED BY BIG THRONGS; BRITISH "TANK" A FEATURE" chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030193/1917-10-25/ed-... Similar photos are in the New-York tribune., October 26, 1917, Page 2 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1917-10-26/ed-... and in The sun., November 04, 1917, Section 4 Pictorial Magazine, Image 41 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030431/1917-11-04/ed-....

TVL 1970: Unbelievable that this tank still exists! Thank you for all the information and the link to the paper on the Liberty's history and the current scanning and restoration project. B-59: Thank you for the better date for the parade. We will add more details when we update.

"The christening was done by Mrs. Guy Emerson, who banged the snout of the submarine with a bottle of champagne and renamed it the "U-Buy-A-Bond." There were some who said the submarine backed up and said "I won't," but it didn't matter anyway, for three men had already dashed into the craft's interior and gained tho honor of being the first to subscribe in a former German ship." The sun., October 26, 1917, Page 3, col 2 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030431/1917-10-26/ed-...

The husband of Mrs. Emerson (likely the man behind her) was at that time vice president of the National Bank of Commerce and secretary of the Liberty Loan Committee, s. photo in the Evening star., October 19, 1917, Page 19 (he is the man standing on the right) chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1917-10-19/ed-... and the NYT, June 10, 1917 query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9401E1DE133BEE...

She was Margaret Sigourney Emerson, born 1992, her husband Guy Emerson was born in 1886 and died in 1969 www.geni.com/people/Margaret-Emerson/6000000025822128817 www.geni.com/people/Guy-Emerson/6000000027541137270

Thanks B-59 for the more complete story of this event and the people depicted in it. We will add more details when we update.