Missouri Over There

Shell Game - nd

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417 G8 A LITTLE SHELL GAME AMONG BIG SHELLS A lull in the bombardment gave these Yankee [artillery] [ ms illegible] described as "a little shell game." They have [ms illegible] neighborhood of the Vesle, and shells are [ms illegible]

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This photograph of a little shell game among big shells, belongs to a collection compiled by Ruby Garrett, the Kansas City, Missouri lawyer who served as Chief Signal Officer of the 42nd Division during World War I.

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Title Shell Game - nd
Creator Unknown
Source Photograph of a little shell game among big shells. N.d. Garrett, Ruby Dwight (1882-1968) Papers, c. 1910-1968. C2558. The State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, Mo.
Description This photograph of a little shell game among big shells, belongs to a collection compiled by Ruby Garrett, the Kansas City, Missouri lawyer who served as Chief Signal Officer of the 42nd Division during World War I.
Site Accession Number C2558
Contributing Institution The State Historical Society of Missouri
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Language English