This comes from a file of photographs of American Red Cross activities in the zone of advance during World War I.
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This comes from a file of photographs of American Red Cross activities in the zone of advance during World War I.
This primary source comes from the Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs.
National Archives Identifier: 20804344
Full Citation: Photograph 165-WW-46A-16; Barracks Erected on Outskirts of Paris for American Soldiers on Leave; 1917 – 1918; American Red Cross – In the Zone of Advance – Activities; American Unofficial Collection of World War I Photographs, 1917 – 1918; Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs, Record Group 165; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/barracks-outskirts-paris/, April 1, 2026]
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