[Portrait of Soldiers in Wales]

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Photograph of a group of twenty-five people in Wales taken sometime around the end of World War I. The group is a mixture of civilians and United States soldiers. All are well-dressed in suits and ties and dress uniforms. Most are men, but five young women are standing in the middle of the back row. The civilians include coalminers, drivers, and doctors. The young soldier standing in the back left corner is identified as Ernest Ellis.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 30 cm., on mat 27 x 35 cm.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2010 and was provided by the Mesquite Public Library to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 35 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Photograph of a group of twenty-five people in Wales taken sometime around the end of World War I. The group is a mixture of civilians and United States soldiers. All are well-dressed in suits and ties and dress uniforms. Most are men, but five young women are standing in the middle of the back row. The civilians include coalminers, drivers, and doctors. The young soldier standing in the back left corner is identified as Ernest Ellis.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 30 cm., on mat 27 x 35 cm.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2010

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  • May 28, 2010, 6:03 p.m.

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  • March 27, 2019, 6:30 p.m.

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[Portrait of Soldiers in Wales], photograph, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth90940/: accessed June 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Mesquite Public Library.

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