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Firing artillery shells from an Operating Position in Coetquidon, France. Two tripods in foreground. One has a flat writing surface attached to it. The other has a spotting scope. Both are overlooking an open field. A cloud of artillery smoke in background. From July 10, 1918, to August 15, 1918, Hughes received additional training at the artillery school at Coetquidon, France. James C. Hughes, as part of the 35th Division, left Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and traveled to Hoboken, New Jersey, where he boarded the troop ship "Ceramic" on May 18, 1918. Hughes arrived in Liverpool, England, on June 1, 1918 and then landed at Le Havre, France, on June 9, 1918. A full biography of James Clark Hughes is available at the link below to Kansapedia.
Creator: Hughes, James Clark, 1888-1964
Date: July 30, 1918
Item Number: 314612
Call Number: James C. Hughes Collection, negative 122
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 314612
Collections - Photograph - Hughes, James C.
Military - Service - Army - 35th Division
Military - Service - National Guard - Kansas Army National Guard
Military - Wars - World War I
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph - Negatives - Nitrate
Places - International - France - Coetquidon
Thematic Time Period - World War I, 1914 - 1919
Type of Material - Photographs - Format - Negatives, Film - Nitrate
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