Just Back from France

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A black and white panoramic photograph of the 372nd Infantry Machine Gun Company. The photograph depicts a total of one hundred twenty-four (124) men in World War I military uniforms: button down tunics and overseas caps. The men are arranged in three (3) rows. There are thirty-one (31) men sitting on the ground in the first row, thirty-one (31) men kneeling in the second row, and sixty-two (62) men standing in the back. The men in the first two (2) rows are holding rifles, and metal helmets are on the ground in front of the sitting men in the first row. White text at the bottom of the image on the right half reads: [MACHINE / GUN COMPANY / 372nd INFANTRY / "JUST BACK FROM FRANCE" / FEB 1919]. White text in the bottom right corner of the image reads [6233 / Thompson Illus Co / Petersburg, Va].

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