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Anaconda Copper Mining Company Parade

Indians in full regalia marched in a parade which started at sundown and lasted into the darkness of the night. This photo was made during a visit of Army officers and enlisted men from Washington, D. C., and Ft. Lewis led by Lt. Col. A. Robert Ginsburgh, Aide to the Under Secretary of War, to an Anaconda Copper Mining Company plant, Butte, Montana, on June 3 and 4, 1942.

French soldiers march in French Memorial Day Parade

French soldiers march in a Memorial Day parade, passing in front of the Suresnes American Cemetery near Paris, France. On the steps before the entrance is a group of dignitaries and citizens. This photo is part of several photos of "Gold Star" mothers who, accompanied by A. Robert Ginsburgh and other Army officers. The individuals are unidentified, but in the center is A. Robert Ginsburgh. The Suresnes Cemetery contains 1,541 graves. The men buried there died during World War I in hospitals located in Paris or at other places in the Services of Supply.

Truman marches in a 35th Division reunion parade in St. Louis, Missouri

President Harry S. Truman (front row, fourth from left), with hand raised in greeting, marches in a parade with veterans of Battery "D", 129th F.A., 35th Division, during a reunion in St. Louis, Missouri. On the far left, carrying the Division flag, is Frank Spina. From: Conrad Smith (from album that had belonged to Francis Yeager, Battery "D")

President Truman in 35th Division Reunion parade in Kansas City

President Harry S. Truman waves to the crowd lining a street in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, as he rides in an open-top limousine in a parade of 35th Division veterans meeting for an annual reunion at the Hotel President. Mr. Truman's brother, J. Vivian Truman, is on Truman's left in the back seat of the car. Others are unidentified. (See 2005-280.) From: Conrad Smith (from album that had belonged to Francis Yeager, Battery "D")