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Captain Hughes labeled this photograph, "Class at Holabird". He noted some of the members of the class, Storer, Sheahan, McCleary, Terrill, Debeidleleon, but not their specific locations in the photo. The photo was taken in 1920. Captain Hughes left Camp Holabird, Maryland, February 14, 1920, after six months training in the Motor Transport School. 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. Hughes fought in the battles of St. Michael and the Meuse-Argonne. He was at Verdun on Armistice Day, November 11, 1918. He took no photos of the actual fighting. He did take many photographs after the war as part of the Army of Occupation until he left France on July 18, 1919. A full biography of James Clark Hughes is available on Kansapedia.
Creator: Hughes, James Clark, 1888-1964
Date: 1920
Item Number: 314948
Call Number: James C. Hughes Collection, negative 360B
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 314948
Collections - Photograph - Hughes, James C.
Date - 1920s - 1920
Military - Facilities - Camps - Camp Holabird, Maryland
Military - Service - Army
Military - Service - Army - Artillery - 13th Field Artillery
Military - Service - Army - Motor Transport School
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph - Negatives - Nitrate
Type of Material - Photographs - Format - Negatives, Film - Nitrate
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