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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.
subjectcollectiondate
  • – 1918-04-10
publishercreatorrelation
  • – 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
format
  • – image/jpg
language
  • – 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.
subjectcollectiondate
  • – 1918-08-10
publishercontributor
  • – Massachusetts.National Guard--Infantry Division, 26th
relation
  • – 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
format
  • – image/jpg
language
  • – English

Soldier standing in blast crater, ca. 1918

description
  • – An unidentified soldier standing in the middle of a blast crater and gazing through binoculars at the sky during World War I. The photograph was taken at an unknown location, ca. 1918.
subjectcollectiondate
  • – 1918?
publisherrelation
  • – 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
format
  • – image/jpg
language
  • – 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.
subjectcollectiondate
  • – 1919-03-12
publishercreatorrelation
  • – 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
format
  • – image/jpg
language
  • – English

Massachusetts Infantry marching down Tremont Street, Boston, Ma., 1916

description
  • – Platoons of the Massachusetts National Guard Infantry marching down Tremont Street in Boston, Massachusetts on June 22, 1916. The participation of the Massachusetts National Guard in the Mexican Border Service in the summer of 1916 was part of a larger campaign by the US Army to help quell raids and disturbances along the US Mexican Border by outlaws and bandits, including Poncho Villa. The Mexican Border Service proved to be important experience for the Massachusetts National Guard. The mobilization and training the Mexican Border Service helped to prepare the Massachusetts National Guard for combat during World War I.
subjectcollectiondate
  • – 1916-06-22
publisherrelation
  • – Is part of the Mexican Border Service Collection. Massachusetts National Guard Museum&Archives, Worcester, Massachusetts. http://www.mass.gov/guard/museum/index.htm
format
  • – image/jpg
language
  • – English

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