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Title
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Allied Commanders in World War I
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Description
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Photograph portrait of the five allied commanders in World War I. Standing in uniform from left to right are Lt. General Baron Jacques (Belgium); General Armando Vittorio Diaz (Italy); Marshal Ferdinand Foch (France); General John J. Pershing, Commander of the American Expeditionary Forces; and Admiral David Earl Beatty, Commander of the British Navies. The commanders' signatures are located at the bottom of the image. Photograph was taken while the men were in Kansas City at the land dedication for the Liberty Memorial, November 1, 1921.
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Date
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1921
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Sheet Music Composed in Kansas City for the American Legion Convention
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Description
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Located in the department's sheet music collection (SC59) is a piece of sheet music entitled "America is Proud of You" which is a march song dedicated to the American Legion and introduced by the Arthur Maloney Post, No. 93, at the National Convention of the American Legion held in Kansas City, Missouri, on October 31 - November 2, 1921. The words and music are by Art J. Hiller. The cover of the sheet music includes a soldier and a sailor shaking hands in front of Uncle Sam. Inside of the sheet music cover can be found the American Legion preamble.
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Date
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1921
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Object Type
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Archival Material
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Title
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Liberty Memorial Dedication Parade
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Description
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Postcard of the American Legion parade during the Liberty Memorial Dedication in 1921.
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Date
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1921
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Object Type
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Postcard
