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Letter from George Otis Draper to Clare Hill Draper from Paris, 1884
description- – A letter from George Otis Draper to his brother, Clare Hill Draper, written from Paris on July 5, 1884. The letter talks about going to see a circus in Paris and seeing the Statue of Liberty before it was sent to America. There is a small sketch of the Statue of Liberty on the second page of the letter. There is also a sketch of a boy on crutches, most likely Clare Hill Draper who broke his leg at the time, and a boy driving a hoop. George Otis Draper and Clare Hill Draper were the children of General William Franklin Draper and Lydia Warren Joy Draper.
- – Circus--France
- – Paris (France)
- – Statue of Liberty National Monument (N.Y. and N.J.)
- – Draper family
- – Draper, Clare Hill
- – 1884-07-5
- – Is part of the Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index
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- – English
Nurses at Evacuation Hospital #1, Sebastopol, France
description- – A photograph of nurses outside of the Evacuation Hospital #1 for the 26th Division, in Sebastopol, France World War I, taken on May 7, 1918.
- – World War, 1914-1918--Medical care--United States
- – World War, 1914-1918--Nurses
- – France--Sebastopol
- – Massachusetts. National Guard--Infantry Division, 26th
- – 1918-05-07
- – Is part of the World War I Collection, 1917-1918. Massachusetts National Guard Museum&Archives, Worcester, Massachusetts. http://www.mass.gov/guard/museum/index.htm
- – image/jpg
- – English
French Children watching the 101st ammunition train, April 10, 1918
description- – A photograph of French Children on a bluff watching the 101st ammunition train, 26th Division, passing through the village of Soulosse, France, on the way to the front on April 10, 1918. The photograph was published in the Boston Herald for a retrospective article on World War I on February 11, 1934.
- – Soulosse (France)
- – Massachusetts.National Guard--Infantry Regiment, 101st
- – World War, 1914-1918
- – United States.Army--Transportation
- – 1918-04-10
- – Is part of the World War I Collection, 1917-1918. Massachusetts National Guard Museum&Archives, Worcester, Massachusetts. http://www.mass.gov/guard/museum/index.htm
- – image/jpg
- – English
World War I disinfecting machine
description- – The photograph is of the thrash steam-drive disinfector, a disinfecting machine used by the 26th army division. A group of soldiers stand waiting to receive their clothes. One of the two steam vats is open and the wire basket containing the disinfected clothing is being removed. The clothes were steamed at a temperature of 238 degrees Fahrenheit and at a pressure of 7 to 10 pounds for 30 minutes. The photograph was taken in Saacy, France on August 10, 1918.
- – World War, 1914-1918--Health aspects
- – Soldiers
- – Saacy (France)
- – United States.Army--Military life
- – Massachusetts.National Guard--Infantry Division, 26th
- – 1918-08-10
- – Massachusetts.National Guard--Infantry Division, 26th
- – Is part of the World War I Collection, 1917-1918. Massachusetts National Guard Museum&Archives, Worcester, Massachusetts. http://www.mass.gov/guard/museum/index.htm
- – image/jpg
- – English
Middle Weight Bout, 1919
description- – Photograph of a middle weight bout between Corporal Morris from the 101st engineers and Corporal Horton from the 101st Field artillery during the 26th Division boxing tournament. The tournament was held at the American Embarkation Center in the town of Ecommoy in the region of Saithe in France on March 12, 1919. Corporal Morris won the decision.
- – World War, 1914-1918--Military life--Boxing
- – Massachusetts.National Guard--Engineers, 101st
- – Massachusetts.National Guard--Field artillery, 101st
- – France--Ecommoy
- – Massachusetts.National Guard--Infantry Division, 26th
- – 1919-03-12
- – Is part of the World War I Collection, 1917-1918. Massachusetts National Guard Museum&Archives, Worcester, Massachusetts. http://www.mass.gov/guard/museum/index.htm
- – image/jpg
- – English
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