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This is CPI photo 4177, at French Gov't. CPI photo archive with date of 3-24-18, and caption: "Jour de visite dans un camp américain. Les problèmes de langage disparaissent vite, à l'aide de sourires et autres gestes d'affection." [visiting day in an American camp. Language problems disappear quickly, with smiles and other gestures of affection] www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/memsmn_fr?ACTION=RETRO...

Art Siegel: Thanks. We will add the full caption next time we update.

From "Catalogue of official A.E.F. photographs", Published 1919 "4177. Visitors in Camp. Fifth Marines, St. Nazaire, France." archive.org/stream/cu31924027944598#page/n153/mode/2up

Thanks Art Siegel: We will add the location and other details to the description.

Description from Catalogue of Photographs and Stereopticon Slides , March 1 to June 1, 1918, p.11: "4165 The Marines Return To Camp. Our marines now training in France return to their camp after a day's hike." books.google.com/books?id=DYxDAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA25&lp... Catalogue of Photographs and Stereopticon Slides United States Committee on Public Information. Division of pictures U.S. Government Printing Office, 1918

French government archive dates picture as 3-27-18. www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/memsmn_fr?ACTION=RETRO...

Art Siegel: Thanks for linking these to their more complete descriptions. We will add the new information next time we update.

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...

Thanks, Art, we can add info to record.

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

Thanks Art Siegel. We will add the location and unit when we update the record.