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The Road to Harry S. Truman's Post of Command During World War I Near Verdun

2016-990 (untitled)
Accession Number
2016-990
2.4 x 1.5 inches
Black & White
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Related Collection
Daniel, Margaret Truman and E. Clifton Daniel Papers
Keywords
World War, 1914-1918
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Description
A photograph of a road near Verdun in World War I France. On the back, Harry S. Truman wrote a description, part of which is unintelligible. He states, in part, that ". . . from Fort Tavanne. Where the road runs is where my --- dougout and Post of command was in the war. It was shelled regularly but was never hit." The photograph is part of a collection belonging to Harry S. Truman from the time he spent in France during World War I.
Date(s)
ca.
1918