Sidney Towner Phelan photo album - n.d.
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This page contains a photograph of a group of soldiers saluting the flag as it is being taken down - "Retreat" Ceremony.
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This page contains a photograph of a group of soldiers, in the foreground is a color guard made up of three soldiers.
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This page contains a photograph of the S.S. U. 5/646 Unit flag which features the various battles that it participated in. The flag is embroided with "Verdun 1916 Aisne 1917 Chemin Des Dames [1917] Marne 1918 Champagne [1918]
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This page contains a photograph of the members of S.S. U. 5/646 soldiers.
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This page contains five photographs of soldiers. The first is of a soldier standing in front of an ambulance. The second is of a soldier posing indoors. The third is of a soldier in front of the Red Cross. The fourth is of two soldiers in front of a building and the fifth one is of two soldiers standing outside. All of the soldiers appear to be wearing French uniforms.
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This page contains six photographs. All but one features soldiers posing outdoors in front of military equipment or buildings. The one that doesn't is of a soldier in a park and is signed "Yours Truly J. Horace Beard 1-31-18."
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This page contains seven photographs. The first is of a soldier and is signed "Steve Handy Moore 1919". The second is of a soldier holding binoculars. The third and fourth are of soldiers in open fields. The fifth is of a dog. The sixth is of a soldier standing in front of a building on a cobblestone road and the seventh is of a man in a suit.
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This page contains seven photographs. The first, third, fifth and sixth feature individual soldiers standing in front of various types of military vehicles. The second is of three soldiers standing on a road. The fourth is of a soldier in front of a bombed out wall. The seventh is of two soldiers standing in front of an ambulance.
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[Four photographs with captions] Paris May 31st to August 11th 1917 American Ambulance at Neuilly Front Yard and Facade [American] Ambulance at Neuilly View of Interior Court Looking North One of the Sections at Neuilly section 24 (Norton-Harjes) just before Leaving for Verdun
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[Six photographs with captions] Gen. Dubail, Military Governer of Paris inspects the [American] Ambulance at Neuilly A Paris Section Interior Court, North West Corner [American Ambulance] [American Ambulance] taken over by U.S. Army A Paris Section
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[Four photopgraphs with captions] Preparing a yard to park cars of New Sections at Neuilly Panhards in Yard Panhard Ambulances in New Yard Car Inspection
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[Seven photographs with captions] Rex and Capt. Kipling at Neuilly A French Officer and Mr. L.V. Benet our quarters at Neuilly The Panchard Yard The Panchard Yard Neuilly Our Blanchisseuse Front view [American Ambulance]
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[Seven photographs with captions] The colors of a French Regiment in July 4th Parade 1917 Decoration od Guynrmere and other French Aces July 14th 1917 French troops Bastille Day July 14th 1917 July 4th 1917 French and Americans in Parade Americans on Rue de Rivoli July 4th 1917 A Zouave band July 14th 1917 Ameican parading. Place de la Gencende Paris July 4th 1917.
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[Six photographs with captions] Chasseurs parading in Paris Bastille Day July 14th 1917 Notre Dame de Paris Metroploitan Guard followed by the Foreign Legion July 14th 1917 Americans Parading July 45h 1917 Y.M.C.A. Club 45 Ave. Montaigne Place dela Concorde July 4th 1917
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[Eight photographs with captions] Norton-Harjes Volunteers Hotel du Palais, Cours la Reine, Paris Boul. d’Inkerman and Ave. du Grand Armee Men ofAmerican Ambulance At Neuilly S/Seine Les Grandes Eaux at Versailles French give Panhards to Neuilly Ambulance July 4th, 1917 Panards and men lined up for inspection Neuilly Air ship at Paris Hotel duPalais, Rendevous of Norton Marges Volunteers.
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[Eight photographs with captions] On the Way to Verdun [August] 11th to 15th 1917 Battle of Verdun [August 15th to 30th 1917 Me on Convoy Paris to Verdun Northover Chep S. S. U. 24 Capt. Richard Norton Fleury S/Aire Men of S.S. U 24 At Revigny Rex Brasher Sous Chef od S.S.U. 24 Esnes Camoflaged Road Dembasle en Argonne to Montzeville Cars od S.S.U 24 at Chalons At post at Montzeville
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This page contains six photographs. All are of various tourist attractions in Paris to include Eiffel Tower, Champs Elysee and the Arc de Triomphe.
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This page contains four photographs. Three of them are of various tourist attractions in Paris and one is of a blimp in the sky.
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This page contains four photographs . Three of them are of buildings in Paris and one is of a forest.
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This page contains eight photographs with captions. The captions are transcribed and contain detailed descriptions of each photo.
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[Nine photographs with captions] Verdun Battle [August] 1917 Abri at Bois de Bethlainville Relay post of S.S.U. 24 Verdun Action Sauisse At Bois de Bethlainveille Men of Section 24 and Poitus of the 26th D.I. Bais de Bethlainville Artillery Convoy on Road toward “Hells Bend” Hells Bend” in foreground the famous Morte Homme in background which was won a few hours afterwards Esnes just around “Hells Bend” – a shell burst on hill crest. Chateau d’Esnes, Poste de Seceurs Chateau d’Esnes Triaccurl – Repos [September] 1917
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[Six photographs with captions] Battle of Verdun August 1917 The Road to the poste de Secours in the Bois d’Esnes What was leaft of an Artillry Convoy The Road to paste in the Bois d’Esnes. Loading Wounded a More intimate view of “Hell’s Bend” After a little “hate” Hal Davis and his car At Relay post Bois de Bethlainville The Road to Montzeville About five kilometers back The poste de Secours at Montzeville
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[Six photographs with captions] A fallen Boshe Avion, brought down in August 1917 Near Verdun Cars of S.S.U.24 at Triacourt Artillrie Leurde A “390” Railway gun Verdun [August] 1917 Chef Northover and Sous Chef Rex Brashead Prisoners August 1917.
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[Nine photographs with captions] Battle of Verdun, August 1917 Big Guns Big Guns Montzeville Aracourt June 1917 A big gun Sergeant Stender S.S.U. 24
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This page contains four photographs. Three of them feature bombed out buildings and one features soldiers observing a baseball game.
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[Seven photographs with captions] S.S.U.5 – The “Old Section” up to October 1917 Convoy at Chateau Thierry April 1917 Milo King in the foreground Rib Flagg, the Veteran of the section in long coat Gather Cabanel Al. Skinner and McCarthy Coincy April 1917 Men of the Section and Pere Cabane Rip Flagg in Camp Chassemy Woods Soixante-quinze on way to Craonne Attack April 1917 Artilleurs at Terre En Tardenuis
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[Eight photographs with captions] Loading wounded at Paissy Battle of the Aisne June 1917 Men of the Section and Pere Cabanel Le plessier Holeu Early June 1917 Camp at Chassemy Ostel [August] 1917 Battle of the Aisne Abri at Paissy June 1917 Paissy from a moving car - that was making no mistake in moving Battle of the Aisne June 1917
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[Seven photographs with captions] Ostel Aisne car of section is seen in background Ostel Aisne Shell burst in back ground Ostel, Aisne the Poste de Secours Ostel, Aisne Ostel, Aisne
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[Six photographs with captions] 28th Battalion of Chasseurs Alpines at Bason Le Remise des decoration TSgt. Dufour Gal. Brissaud Mr. Harges The Sections Fanion decorated at by Gen. Brissaud Desmaillet [August] 1917 Bill Attwood “Hump” Parsons “Matty” Skinner Group of “Old Men” at Vailly s/Aisne August 1917 Camp in woods of Chassemy [August] 1917 Section Camp at LePlessier Huleo “Kitch” under the car Kitche “Kitch” in wahsing his car goes a little too far Nanteuil Le Haudon
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[Five photographs with captions] In the U.S. Army Ambulance Service Men of old Sections 22, 24, and 59 on way to S.S.U.5/646 The old Norton Harjes camp at Sandrecourt became the U.S.A.A.S. base camp The chow line in the courtyard Sandrecourt pastboard bodied Fords Sandrecourt Men of S.S.U.59 on Convoy Paris to Sandrecourt left to right –Steve Pell, Bob Wyant, Mort Riley, Cook (Not in Section) Blauvelt, Castle Moore, and Canfield with driver Building barracs Sandrecourt The truck passes a big gun going to the front – Canfield in foreground
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[Six photographs with captions] S.S.U.5/646 begins operations as a U.S.A.A.S. Section [October] 1915-1917 – Enlisted men from old sections 22, 29, and 59 Replacing unenlisted personnel of the Section Vasseny The New Cars and Cordon Kitchem Fred Payne Vail Canfield Vasseeny The old cars replaced on the eve of a great action by pasteboard fords Vasseny The New Cars Lt. Simon commanding section at Vasseny One of the old fords and Rinearson, Ware and Tiley The Aisne Valley looking North from Chavonne
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[Eight photographs with captions] Great Battle of the Chemin des Dames October 1917 Valley S/Aisne, the sections relay post during the action Vailly – the main street Blesses at Relay Post A German pill-box commanidng the approach from the bridge across the Aisne A tank going up Vailly Road The wrecked bridge across the Aisne at Vailly One of the old Packards at Relay Post Herb Wilkie and Garth Hilditch at Vailly
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[Seven photographs with captions]Battle of the Chemi des Dames [October] 1917 Military Cemetary at Vailly S/Aisne Car Relay Post at Vailly Hospital de Triage at Near Braisnme The Church at Vailly Tener,the “brig” at Vailly A car parked in Courtyard at Relay Post at Vailly
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[Six photographs] Battle of the Chemin des Dames [October] 1917 Ferme Hamaret – during the summer and fall of 1917 reported to be worst post on the front Entrance to post Al. Skinner and Herb Wilkie near top of ridge The farm itself in the valley Looking south from just above the post on the ridge Sgt. Hump “Parsons (the Top) in charge of post Throughout the action Packard waiting for a load before post Aizy, an unhealthy spot on the road near Ferme Hamaret
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[Six photographs with captions] Battle of the Chemin des Dames [October] 1917 A man and car of the old section in front of dead house at Hamaret A prison pen at Chassemy Bosche Aviators in foreground of prisoners Peter Rees Watching an air fight Chassemy Prison pen A Road Die picture near the Chemin des Dames Chassemy Prison Pen
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[Eight photographs with captions] The Battle of the Chemin des Dames [October] 1917 Prisoners taken in first day The Bascule Post from which one can see Fort MalMaison which fell during this action to the famous 38th division of Zouanes Bringing in the wounded first day of the action Simpson at Bascule Post The Medicin Major in Command at the Bascule Post a good friend of the section – an Efficient office, but a booze-hound A soldier with crate of carrier pidgeons Entering communication Trench at Bascile Post Dead at Vailly [October] 28th – Vasseny-Out of Action Frost, Pell, Flaff, Kitch, Allen Jackson, Wyant Tiley Graeff Prever Ferme Hamaret the Valley
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[Eight photographs with captions] The Section En Repos – Winter and Spring 1917-18 Pierrefonds [December] 1917 The great medieval castle in the background The courtyard at Villette [January] – April 1918 Me Matty at Villetter Dutch Balnvett at St. Remy Blanzy [December] 1917 Joseph Michael, the best cook in France Villette St. Remy-Blanzy Hilditch and Horner celebrating a haircut Pease, Wilkie, Canfield, Attwood, Collard, Graeff, Frost, (kneeling Maneely and Tiley) Swede Moore cutting Bill Boley’s hair
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[Six photographs with captions] The Section En Repos [November] 1917 Chateau Thierry, Our first and Pleasantest week of Repos La Place Along the Marne Men of Section Evacuated from St. Remy – Blanzy to Chateau Thierry for treatment for La Gale Maneely Sgt. Ebersole Rees Collard Payne Canfield Graeff Le Thillay after the game. Chasseur Band from famous 66th Division
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[Six photographs with captions] En Repos [January – April] 1918 The Vesle The Courtyard at Villette Simpson, Payne Rees, Ebersole Collard The Section Baslieux, Vesle C. Moore, Tiley, Wyant, Blauvett, Me, Doc Maneely “Presto”
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[Five photographs with captions] En Repos Villette Spring 1918 Standing- Castle Moore, Paul Moore Me. Sitting – Bob Wyant, Mort Tiley Inside – Dutch Blaovelt Reserve Trenches Between Vesle and Aisne Sid Graeff and Doc Maneely, Section Mechanics At the Aviation field on the Ridge above the Vesle Hospital at Fentenoy S/Aisne Class of 1920 at Villette,Called to Colors April 1918 the Vesle Valley
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[Eight photographs with captions] Rear Work Fonteney S/Aisne [April] – May 1918 Before the great Retreat A Chasseur from our old division the 66th Chasseurs Alpines Soissens Compeingne Highway Cathedral of Soissons Swimming Aisne Canal Steve and Herp visit 1914 trenches along the Aisne A 1914 Grave Joubert, Section Mechanic 1915-1918. He served from August 1914 first in the infantry, later with us until his death November 1918 Herb and Mort 1914 trenches
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[Eight photographs with captions] Fontenoy S/Aisne [April]- May 1918 – Before the great Retreat left from 1914 Mort Tiley and Herb Wilkie inspect old trenches British at hospital at Bois Roger above Soissons Michael at Fonteney H.O.E. at Fontenoy Swimming Aisne Canal Swede Moore, barber Paul Moore, kitchen and Pell, the brave customers Swimming Aisne Canal
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[Eleven photographs with captions] Fontenoy before the Retreat Bill Pease, Section fanion Bud Ebersole and Al Preyer – the first day of Retreat – waiting orders to move A Chasseur 66th D.I. Machine gunners on road to Soissons to Repel great offensive a peaceful burial party Bart Beard this dog Me Troops going towards Somme a few days before AttackTo the Somme Compiegne-Soissons Road First day of great Bosche offensive – Infantry marching to defense of Soissons
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This page contains eleven photographs with captions. The captions are transcribed and contain detailed descriptions of each photo.
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[Nine photographs with captions] The Great Retreat May-June 1918 Steve Pell on convoy Villers-Cotterratts to Nanteuil le Haudon Barracks for wounded crepy railway station Crepy en Valois Me in a bomb-hole Crepy en Valois Refugees Aisne Retreat Crepy en Valois Crepy en Valois – barracks for wounded at Railway station result of bombing Reserve Emergency Trenches near Meaux Barracks for wounded Crepy Station.
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[Ten photographs with captions] Rear Work Crepy and Belz to Senlis June- July 1918 From the Retreat of 2nd Marne Mill at Villemetri near Senlis A party at Villemetrie Old Chateau The Chateu Villemetre Steve Pell donates flags to Section Villemetria New Chateau Villemetri e Betz
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[Nine photographs with captions] The Second Battle of the Marne July 18th – [August] 15th 1918 The Chateau-A temporary hospital the Chateau The Chateau grounds Our contonement under trees in background July 19th wounded – left To Right, a Senegalese, Frenchman, American and Louave. That night a bosche Avion turned his machine gun on the wounded out in the open and on the Chateau Although their was nothing of miliary importance in the vacinity and the place was unmistakebly marked as a hospital Bosche prisoners on way to rear July 20th Loading a French car bound for Crepy and Valois Read Evacuation July 20th Bosche Prisoners On Strechers left to right A Sengalese, Bosche, Frenchman July 20th Boshe prisoners This insolent gang assures us that there was but one American division in France and that Germany would win the war.
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[Seven photographs with captions] Second Marne July 18th – August 15th July 20 –[August] 4th Contanement, Vooty –Posts Billy/Curcq Corcy, St. Remy Blanzey Vooty – In the path of the gentle Senegalese – foreground a Bosche head background headless bodies Booesonne – wounded on ground – hospital full Vooty a French olane brought down by a Bosche Corcy – a Senegalese who couldn’t make the grade Corce – an Engine and a track somewhat battered Corcy Corcy
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[Eight photographs with captions] Second Marne July 18th – [August] 15th The Church,Corcy Men from a British division rushed to France from Palestine after the March disaster Corcy Corcy Corcy Corcy Captured French Mortars Road from Corcy to St. Remy Corcy Captured gun Road from Corcy to St. Remy
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[Nine photographs with captions]Second Marne July 18th –[August 15th][ 1918 St. Remy Blanzy intact [December] 1917 Church at St. Remy [August] 1918 [August] 1918 The Cafe we used to make our headquarters [December] 1918 Troops in Reserve road from St. Remy to Culchy la Ville A gun I had the pleasure of firing at the Bosche [August] 1918 A hot place [December] 1917 our dining-room (pobote) A battallion dressing station Second line trenches near St. Remy.
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[Six photographs with captions]Second Marne July 18th – [August] 15th 1918 St. Remy Blanzy August 1918 I lived here in [November] 1917 Some od the fellows lived upstaiers here in [November] 1917 St. Remy Blanzy [December] 1917 Me at our front post, a farm near St. Remy Second line trenches accross the road from our post A Bosche gun
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[Seven photographs with captions] Second Marne July 18 – [August] 15th 1918 Our /Relay post St. Remy A Tree that got it – Entrance to courtyard of farm, our post Tanks at Arcy shell plowed land Tankers at Arcy – After the Marne – those who got through The road to Arcy. At the doot od the tree is a machine gunner and gun that occupied the tree until a direct hit brought them down A tank Arcy
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[Eight photographs with captions]Second Marne July 18 – [August] 15, 1918 Captured guns Le Plessier Hileo A tanks at Arcy Baby Renaolt tank the best French tank a tank at Arcy Villers-Cotterats [August] 1918 Arcy Pinard A large French Tank, Sid Graeffen top – wrecked near Vilezy Arcy
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This page contains six photographs. The first is of a group of soldiers. The second is of a building with an artillery round stuck in it. The third is of a soldier in an open field. The fourth is of a group of soldiers milling around with their equipment. The fourth is of a memorial to eight soldiers who died- it features eight bayonets stuck in the ground with tead gear on top of them. The fifth and sixth are of a tank.
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This page contains seven photographs. This first is of a group of soldiers standing in front of an automobile. The second and fourth are of soldiers standing in front of Red Cross vehicles. The third and sixth are of soldiers wearing a gas mask. The fifth is of a soldier with two machine guns. The seventh is of a convoy.
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This page contains seven photographs. The first is of a soldier and a dog in front of an ambulance. The second is of soldiers making camp in front of a bombed out building. The third is of several dugouts on a mountain side. The fourth is of a soldier observing dead horses and destroyed wagons on a bombed out road. The fifth is of soldiers in front of a shack. The sixth and seventh are of ruined wagons and a blown up tank.
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This page contains six photographs. The first and third are of soldiers at a bombed out village. The second is of soldiers in front of a vehicle stopped along the road. The fourth is of some destroyed military armament in an open field. The fifth and sixth are of a destroyed British tank.
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This page contains four photographs. The first is of a bombed out castle. The second and third are of a hot air balloon in the shape of a blimp. The fourth is of soldiers who have departed an armored car to examine some railroad tracks.
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This page contains six photographs. The first is of soldiers and a dog in front of an ambulance with lots of chopped wood. The second one is of soldiers sitting on a cannon in front of a building. The third is of soldiers loading someone into an ambulance on the side of the road. The fourth is of soldiers standing on and near a cannon preparing to fire it. The fifth one is of a destroyed bridge. The sixth one is of a cannon on top of an embankment.
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This page contains six photographs. The fist three are soldiers sitting in or standing in front of an ambulance. The fourth and fifth one are soldiers sitting and standing in front of a building. The sixth one is of an individual soldier standing in front of an ambulance.
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This page contains six photographs. The first is of the exterior of a home. The second is of three soldiers holding three flags. The third is of a city street decorated with flags with vehicles traveling down it. The fourth is of soldiers standing in front of a flag draped ambulance. The third is of a city street decorated with flags. The sixth is of soldiers on a pier.
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This page contains six photographs. All of the photographs are from a parade and feature soldiers either marching or riding horses along the parade route.
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This page contains six photographs. The first is a panoramic view of a city. The second, third and fourth are of a stockpile of military equipment such as guns, motorcycles, wagons, etc. The fifth one is of French civilians milling around a city street at an event celebrating the Army. The sixth one is of soldiers marching down a city street in a parade.
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This page contains seven photographs. The first is of soldiers peering into an automobile full of people. The second one is of a group of soldiers standing around an airplane as someone describes it. The third picture is of a church alter decorated in military artifacts. The fourth is of the exterior of a church. The fifth is a graveyard. The sixth is a group of soldiers in a field and the sixth is of a dog chewing on a piece of fabric while someone holds the other end of it.
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This page contains four photographs. The first is a stopped convoy of ambulances. The second and third are of landscapes. The fourth is a soldiers fixing a tire on an ambulance.
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This page contains seven photographs. The first is of soldiers milling around an artillery shell and the frame of what appears to have been a blimp. The second is of soldiers flying kites in an open field. The third is of a crashed airplane. The fourth is of an empty road. The fifth is of a soldier sitting on a cannon that is being hauled on a truck. The fifth is of soldiers in a field and the sixth is of soldiers examining a crashed airplane.
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This page contains five photographs. The first is of oxen pulling a wagon full of equipment down a road. The second is of a tree lined road. The third is of a soldier examining abandoned military equipment on a hillside. The fourth is of soldiers surveying a war ravaged town with several destroyed buildings. The fifth is of soldiers examining a crashed airplane.
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This page contains four photographs. Photographs one, three and four feature airplanes. Two of the airplanes are on fields and one is in the air. The fourth photograph features a tank.
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This page contains five photographs. All of these photographs feature groups of soldiers. The first one is unique in that there is also a woman in the photograph.
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This page contains a photograph of an ambulance unit with the soldiers posing next to their ambulances.
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This page contains seven photographs. All of the photographs appear to have been taken while Phelan was on leave. The first is a picture of a gun on a boat or a pier. The second is of a train taken from atop a hill. The third, fifth, sixth and seventh feature men and women with tennis racquets at a club. The fourth is of a lake taken from atop a hill.
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This page contains a photograph of New York City taken aboard ship.
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| Title | Sidney Towner Phelan photo album - n.d. |
| Creator | Phelan, Sidney Towner |
| Source | Phelan, Sidney Towner. Photo Album. n.d. Sidney Towner Phelan Papers, 1899-1960. A1209. Missouri History Museum, Saint Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | This photo album was created by Sidney Towner Phelan, a St. Louis, Missouri native. Phelan volunteered to be an ambulance driver for the French Army during WWI and the photo album depicts his experiences. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918--France; World War, 1914-1918-- Medical care; World War, 1914-1918--Equipment and supplies; World War, 1914-1918--War work-- Red Cross; World War, 1914-1918--Technology; World War, 1914-1918--Transportation; Verdun, Battle of, Verdun, |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | A1209 |
| Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
| Copy Request | Transmission or reproduction of items on these pages beyond those allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the Missouri History Museum: 314-746-4510 |
| Rights | The text and images contained in this collection are intended for research and educational use only. Duplication of any of these images for commercial use without express written consent is expressly prohibited. Contact the Missouri History Museum's Permissions Office at 314-746-4511 to obtain written consent. |
| Date Original | n.d. |
| Language | English |