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James Hughes is holding a puppy. In World War I it was not unusual for companies to have mascots. Little "Jerry" appears in two of Hughes' photographs taken during training including this one with Hughes. 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. Camp Doniphan is adjacent to Fort Sill which is just outside Lawton, Oklahoma. This photograph could have been taken at either location since the 130th Field Artillery, Kansas National Guard, trained at both in 1917 and 1918 as part of the 35th Division. The 35th Division was constituted in 1917 as one of the 17 National Guard divisions authorized for service in World War I. The division was organized from the National Guard of Kansas and Missouri. The 35th included three machinegun battalions, three field artillery regiments, four infantry regiments, one engineer regiment and one signal battalion with a total strength of 26,373. A full biography of James Clark Hughes is available at the link below to Kansapedia.
Creator: Hughes, James Clark, 1888-1964
Date: October 12, 1917
Item Number: 314563
Call Number: James C. Hughes Collection, negative 84
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 314563
Collections - Photograph - Hughes, James C.
Home and Family - Daily life - Pets - Dogs
Military - Facilities - Camps - Camp Doniphan, Oklahoma
Military - Service - Army
Military - Service - Army - Artillery - 130th Field Artillery
Military - Service - National Guard - Kansas Army National Guard
Military - Wars - World War I
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph - Negatives - Nitrate
People - Notable Kansans - Hughes, Captain James Clark
Thematic Time Period - World War I, 1914 - 1919
Type of Material - Photographs - Format - Negatives, Film - Nitrate
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