The original caption for this photograph reads; Salvation Army worker writing a letter to the home folks for the wounded soldier. Salvation Army.
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The original caption for this photograph reads; Salvation Army worker writing a letter to the home folks for the wounded soldier. Salvation Army.
This primary source comes from the Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs.
National Archives Identifier: 533751
Full Citation: Photograph 165-WW-566B(23); Salvation Army worker writing a letter to the home folks for the wounded soldier. Salvation Army; ca. 1917 – 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/salvation-army-letter-wounded/, March 27, 2026]
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