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WWI Photograph: Amusement and Relief, October 1918

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In a moment of levity at the end of WWI, these sailors from America and the U.K. and France got together for a bit, and turned their little doggie mascot into a small attraction of sorts, entertaining themselves and the small curious crowd surrounding tthem.  The photograph was made anonymously by the Western Newspaper Union and is stamped “British Official Photograph”, and published on 10 October 1918. 

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Which is a delightful detail from this:

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And this intriguing woman, who appears in the upper right corner:

 

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