Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of a captured German anti-aircraft gun and truck at the World War I Allied War Exposition in Los Angeles, August 1-10, 1918. The truck and gun, "Pershing trophy number 13", stand at center, flying the American flag. In the background, a line of Ally flags string from a line at left, across from a light-colored structure bearing the word "France" at right. In front of this, a sculptured angel sits atop a column beside a set of wooden wheels amidst the foliage.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 9 x 14 cm. photographic prints photographs
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