Arrival of the French Gratitude Train in Montgomery, Alabama.
The footage, which is silent, includes a ceremony at Oakwood Cemetery, during which French Consul Lionel Vasse and government representative Michel Junot laid a wreath on the grave of a French soldier; a parade down Dexter Avenue, featuring local troops, ROTC units, and marching bands; and a finale...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/records/id/603 |
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