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 War Department General and Special Staffs.
National Archives Identifier: 20809468
Full Citation: 165-WW-72D-72; Girls carrying a large American flag in the Independence Day Parade, New York City; 7/4/1918; Ceremonies – Independence Day, 1918; 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/girls-carrying-large-american-flag-in-the-independence-day-parade/, May 2, 2026]
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