Farmerettes float in the Independence Day Parade, New York City
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
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This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer.
National Archives Identifier: 530736
Full Citation: Photograph 111-SC-16569; Douglas Fairbanks, movie star, speaking in front of the Sub-Treasury building, New York City, to aid the third Liberty Loan.; 4/1918; Photographs of American Military Activities, ca. 1918 – ca. 1981; Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, Record Group 111; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/douglas-fairbanks-movie-star-speaking-front-subtreasury-building-new-york-city/, July 15, 2026]
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