This is the front of a black and white photograph postcard showing the arrival of American troops in Paris on July 4, 1917. The image shows five American soldiers standing in a line at attention. They are in the Cour d'honneur at L'Hôtel national des Invalides (Les Invalides) in Paris. Three of the soldiers are carrying colours and two are not. A large crowd of military personnel and civilians can be seen in the archways behind the five soldiers.

image.postcard.black and white 9.0 x 14.0 cm

French

World War, 1914-1918.
Military uniforms.
Flags.

Wilder Penfield Digital Collection

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

Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University

Arrivée des Américans 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 19, 2024 from http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/penfieldfonds/fullrecord.php?ID=9611

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The postcard caption reads: "ARIVÉE DES AMÉRICANS À PARIS (4 Juillet 1917) - Aux invalides".

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