This is the front of a black and white photograph postcard issued to mark the arrival of American troops in Paris on July 4, 1917. The image shows a column of what appear to be French soldiers marching out of the north entrance of L'Hôtel national des Invalides (Les Invalides) in Paris towards Place des Invalides. A crowd of military personnel and civilians line the sides of the road.

image.postcard.black and white 9.0 x 14.0 cm

French

Hôtel des invalides (France).
Soldiers.
World War, 1914-1918.
Military uniforms.

Wilder Penfield Digital Collection

Wilder Penfield Fonds P142 -- Series A/V (Audio/Visual)

Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University

Arrivée des Américains à Paris, Aux Invalides, postcard (front). [Online image]. Wilder Penfield Digital Collection Wilder Penfield Fonds P142 -- Series A/V (Audio/Visual) . Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University . Retrieved April 25, 2024 from http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/penfieldfonds/fullrecord.php?ID=9609

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Le Deley, E., publisher.

Typewritten caption at the bottom of the postcard reads "ARRIVEÉ DES AMÉRICAINS A PARIS (4 Juillet 1917) - Aux Invalides". To the left of this caption is a small symbol or logo. To the right is another logo that is believed to be the initials of the publisher "ELD".

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