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U.S. soldiers in France (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • Art Siegel said:
    This is a Committee on Public Information photo, No. 10922, taken 6/5/18, captioned in French government archive site as "Troupe d'infanterie partant pour le front en train." [Infantry troops leaving for the front by train.] www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/memsmn_fr?ACTION=RETRO...
  • Greg said:
    Thanks, Art, we can add info to record.
  • Art Siegel said:
    From "Catalogue of official A.E.F. photographs", Published 1919 "10922 Twenty Sixth Infantry leaving Maron, France, April 6, 1918" archive.org/stream/cu31924027944598#page/n169/mode/2up
  • Arden said:
    Thanks Art Siegel. We will add the location and unit when we update the record.

Burial of Rob't Bayard in France (LOC)

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  • Richard Norton said:
    Possibly Robert Bayard Cutting who was killed in action. R.B. Cutting Dies In France. New Yorker Was a Y.M.C.A. Officer Worker in War Service. query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9D05E4D81E3FE433A...
  • Art Siegel said:
    Here is a likely identification, from Catalogue of official A.E.F. photographs (1919). "7027 . Burial of Pvt. Robert R. Bayard, Company B, One hundred and first Infantry, Twenty-sixth Division. Fifty-first Brigade, in cemetery at Vailly, France. He was shot by American machine guns when he failed to answer a challenge in no man's land. Chaplains Rollins and O'Connor officiating. archive.org/stream/cu31924027944598#page/n159/mode/1up
  • Art Siegel said:
    Pvt. Bayard, of Dedham, Mass., died February 9, 1918. [col. 3] chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85058396/1918-03-04/ed-...
  • Arden said:
    Thanks Art Siegel. We will add more details when we update.

Wilson & Poincare (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • Art Siegel said:
    This was published in a February 1919 publication, credited to the "Committee on Public Information"
    archive.org/stream/reviewofreviewsw59newy/reviewofreviews...


    The Wilsons in France

    "Raymond Poincaré (French pronunciation: ​[ʁɛmɔ̃ pwɛ̃kaʁe]; 20 August 1860 – 15 October 1934) was a French statesman who served three times as Prime Minister of France, and as President of France from 1913 to 1920. He was a conservative leader, primarily committed to political and social stability.[1]"
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Poincar%C3%A9
  • Art Siegel said:
    New York Times, Dec. 15, 1918: "TWO MILLION CHEER WILSON; Enthusiasm for President the Expression of Gratitude to America.ACCLAMATION IS HEARTFELT Intensity of Popular Demonstrations Surpasses Even Those of "Armistice Night."FLOWERS STREW HIS PATH Rain of Roses and Violets Upon His Carriage--Entertained at a State Luncheon. Affection for a Faithful Ally. Blue Sky for the Celebration. Pershing in the Procession. Reception to the Czar Recalled. PARIS, Dec. 14.--President Wilson arrived in Paris this morning, and the inhabitants of the city with hosts from outside made the most of...TWO MILLION CHEER WILSON" query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F0DE5DE1339E13AB...
  • B-59 said:
    Several newspapers published this photo, s. - The Topeka state journal., December 28, 1918, HOME EDITION, Image 1 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82016014/1918-12-28/ed-... - Rock Island Argus., December 28, 1918, Page 12 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn92053934/1918-12-28/ed-... - The Lake County times., December 30, 1918, Image 1 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86058242/1918-12-30/ed-...
  • Jon (LOC P&P) said:
    Thanks Art Siegel and B-59. We'll add their full names, date, and location to the catalog record.