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This picture of Captain James Hughes' children was taken during the Christmas holidays, 1919. Although the picture is very poor, the oldest son, James Renwick is on the left. His two sisters Betty and Peggy are behind the black portion of the picture, and the youngest child, Bill, is on the right. 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: Christmas 1919
Item Number: 314933
Call Number: James C. Hughes Collection, negative 352B
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 314933
Collections - Photograph - Hughes, James C.
Date - 1910s - 1919
Home and Family - Children
Home and Family - Family parties and reunions - Holidays - Christmas
Military - Service - Army
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph - Negatives - Nitrate
Type of Material - Photographs - Format - Negatives, Film - Nitrate
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