[End of World War I Celebration, Seguin]

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Photograph of a celebration for the end of World War I in front of the Seguin Opera House in downtown Seguin. Depicted is a sign with a large flag on a wooden stump reading "Kaiser Wilhelm / Born in Germany / Died Nov 11 1918 / By order of the allies". A note on the back of the photograph tells that en effigy of the Kaiser was hung earlier.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 9 cm.

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Creator: Unknown. November 1918.

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Photograph of a celebration for the end of World War I in front of the Seguin Opera House in downtown Seguin. Depicted is a sign with a large flag on a wooden stump reading "Kaiser Wilhelm / Born in Germany / Died Nov 11 1918 / By order of the allies". A note on the back of the photograph tells that en effigy of the Kaiser was hung earlier.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 9 cm.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2022

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  • November 1918

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  • May 6, 2024, 1:09 p.m.

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[End of World War I Celebration, Seguin], photograph, November 1918; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1678598/: accessed June 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas Lutheran University.

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