World War, 1914-1918

Lt. Col. Richard C. Patterson stands at attention beside the American flag. Handwritten in ink on reverse are the words, "Dick in Paris -1919." Photo was mounted on heavy paper. Below the photo in pencil are written "Henri M [illegible] Paris. Lt. Col. Patterson is the Administrative Officer of the American Peace Commission, 1918-1919.

Richard C. Patterson, dressed in his army uniform, and an unidentified woman stand near an automobile. This was taken around the time of World War I.

Major Richard C. Patterson at his desk in Paris showing his reflection in the mirror behind him. Handwriting in black ink on the back reads, "2/8/19 A very poor picture of my office--others will be taken soon. Dick Note the Dictograph on my left which puts me in instant communication, without going through central, with 20 heads of departments. D" Lt. Col. Patterson is the Administrative Officer of the American Peace Commission, 1918-1919.

Richard C. Patterson sits in a sidecar of a motorcycle driven by an unidentified person. He appears to be in World War I military uniform.

Richard C. Patterson, in military uniform, stands at a doorway at Camp Chillicothe, Ohio. This was taken around the time of World War I.

Photograph of Battery B, (called Battery B, 129th Field Artillery Regiment, 35th Division after 8/5/1917) assembled for parade purposes. The Regiment assembled in a Park near 17th Street and Highland in Kansas City, Missouri. The equipment visible in the photo is U.S. Model of 1905 3-inch Field Guns and Limbers. This is the second of two photos in this series found in the former President's desk. The photograph was taken by "Sully."

Photograph of Battery B, 2nd Missouri Field Artillery Regiment, assembled in a park near 17th Street and Highland in Kansas City, Missouri. After 8/5/1917,the group was referred to as: Battery B, 129th Artillery Regiment, 35th Division. The equipment seen in the photos is U.S. Model of 1905 3-inch Field guns and Limbers. These photos were found in the desk of former President Harry S. Truman after his death. The photo was by "Sully."

View west by south from Camp Commander's tent near FP 17N, on a knoll overlooking the World War I Camp Doniphan area in Oklahoma. Note artillery burst on the slopes of Signal Mountain in background. The road at left follows in a general way the horseshoe arc of the Camp. Gillett Griswold and (Harry S. Truman Library museum curator) Milton Perry looking south toward site of President Truman's 129th Field Artillery Regiment Encampment in the distance. They are near Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

View south from the eminence near FD 17N where the tent of the Commanding General, 35th Division, Missouri and Kansas National Guard was located in 1917-1918. This is in Camp Doniphan, in Oklahoma. Milton Perry (curator of museum at Harry S. Truman Library) and Mr. Gillette Griswold are seen in the photo. These photos were found in the desk of former President Harry S. Truman.

A group of unidentified WAC officers relax during a dinner held while they are stationed in North Africa.