Black and white postcard depicting a group of soldiers in formation and playing musical instruments outside of an ornate building. Believed to be a ceremony under the windows of General Pershing residence on rue de Varenne. The postcard's caption indicates that the scene occurred during the arrival of American troops in Paris, France on July 4, 1917.

image.postcard.black and white 9.0 x 14.0 cm

French

Soldiers.
World War, 1914-1918.
Pershing, John J. (John Joseph), 1860-1948.
Rue de Varenne (Paris, France).
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, Révail en Campagne sous les fenêtres du Général Pershing, 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 26, 2024 from http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/penfieldfonds/fullrecord.php?ID=9617

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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) Réveil en Campagne sous les fenêtres du Général Pershing, rue de Varenne". 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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