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Title
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WWI Museum's New Relic is a Real Veteran
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Description
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The Liberty Memorial Association has struck a deal with a private collector in Missoula, Montana, to purchase a French-made FT-17 tank for $225,000. The 7.15 ton vehicle saw battle on the Western Front during WWI and was put out of commission by German artillery shell in 1918. Museum officials for years have sought to add a tank to the museum's comprehensive collection of World War I artifacts.
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2007-11-03
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Newspaper Article
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Tank Rolls through History
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Description
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Article focuses upon the Renault FT17 tank on display at the National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Missouri. Senior Curator, Doran Cart is interviewed and provides details concerning the tank's story. A general history of the development of the tank as an instrument of war is included. The author states that the museum's FT17 tank was shipped to the United States for a July 1919 bond drive, was later added to the collection of the M. H. de Young Museum in San Francisco, changed hands several times, and was eventually sold to the museum by the Hayes Otoupalik Collection in 2007.
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2014-05-25
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Newspaper Article
