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Ruby Garrett with German Telephone - nd

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In this photograph, Ruby Dwight Garrett is using a captured German Hindenburg telephone in St. Benoit, France. Garrett, a Kansas City, Missouri lawyer, served as Chief Signal Officer in the 42nd "Rainbow" Division.

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Title	Ruby Garrett with German Telephone - nd
Creator	Unknown
Source	Photograph of Ruby Garrett using a captured German telephone. n.d. Garrett, Ruby Dwight (1882-1968) Papers, c. 1910-1968. C2558. The State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, Mo.
Description	In this photograph, Ruby Dwight Garrett is using a captured German Hindenburg telephone in St. Benoit, France. Garrett, a Kansas City, Missouri lawyer, served as Chief Signal Officer in the 42nd "Rainbow" Division.
Site Accession Number	C2558
Contributing Institution	The State Historical Society of Missouri
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Language	English