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Captain Hughes photographed the train station (gare) in the city of Arras, located in Nord-Pas de Calais, France. There appears to be some damage to the building, however, persons are seen in front of the building as if they are awaiting a train. He was traveling with the Army of Occupation in 1919, when he took this photo. 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 at the link below to Kansapedia.
Creator: Hughes, James Clark, 1888-1964
Date: 1919
Item Number: 314871
Call Number: James C. Hughes Collection, negative 311B
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 314871
Collections - Photograph - Hughes, James C.
Military - Service - Army
Military - Wars - World War I
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph - Negatives - Nitrate
People - Notable Kansans - Hughes, Col. James C.
Thematic Time Period - World War I, 1914 - 1919
Type of Material - Photographs - Format - Negatives, Film - Nitrate
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