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NH 45346 USS Mercury (ID # 3012)

Photo #: NH 45346 USS Mercury (ID # 3012)
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Title: USS Mercury (ID # 3012)
Description: Troops reading books in one of the ship's berthing spaces, while en route to France, circa 1918-1919. The books were provided by the American Library Association. Note the copy of Collier's magazine on the deck at right, next to a battle helmet. Courtesy of E.E. Thompson. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 45346
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