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Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data

Photo #: NH 103458

YMCA Postal Card for Returning Troops, 1919


Front side of a card used by returning troops to report their arrival home from Europe, featuring the Statue of Liberty, an airplane and a greeting from the YMCA, . This example was sent on 23 July 1919, reporting the arrival of a Vermont serviceman in USS Sierra (ID # 1634).
The reverse of this card is seen in Photo # NH 103458-A.

Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2006.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

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Image posted 21 January 2006