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Many soldiers enjoying a watermelon feed. This photograph was probably taken at Camp Doniphan. In 1917 James C. Hughes was Captain of Battery C, 130th Field Artillery, Kansas National Guard. He was stationed at Camp Doniphan, Oklahoma, for field artillery training. A full biography of James Clark Hughes is available on Kansapedia.
Creator: Hughes, James Clark, 1888-1964
Date: 1917
Item Number: 314528
Call Number: Digital file, KSHS, 2016-208
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 314528
Collections - Photograph - Hughes, James C.
Community Life - Recreation and Sports - Leisure activities - Picnics
Military - Facilities - Camps - Camp Doniphan, Oklahoma
Military - Service - Army
Military - Service - National Guard - Kansas Army National Guard
Military - Wars - World War I
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph - Negatives - Nitrate
Thematic Time Period - World War I, 1914 - 1919
Type of Material - Photographs - Format - Negatives, Film - Nitrate
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