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2 Orig WWI Photos Returning US Troops on Mauretania

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:70.00 - 110.00 USD
2 Orig WWI Photos Returning US Troops on Mauretania
These two original antique photographs show U.S. troops returning home after the end of WWI. The ship is the Mauretania, which was a British ocean liner on the Cunard line, but it was also used as troop transport by both British and American forces. One has a label on back that describes the scene, as troops are "cheering and singing." Each photo has a cardboard backing, and their image size is 5 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches. One has a small portion cut out, possibly by a soldier. The backing one one has some spotting in the border, and one has a bent corner. Overall both photos are crisp and clean and in excellent condition. They are numbered from a catalog, probably from a museum or library collection. * It is great to see both the entire ship, and the excitement of the troops, as they scurry onto the decks, and into the lifeboat on their triumphant return home.