1919 Photograph of People Celebrating the Victory Liberty Loan in Edwardsville

campaign, celebration, culture, Edwardsville, government, law, World War I

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This 1919 photograph shows a large crowd of people celebrating the Victory Liberty Loan. The photograph also shows a U.S. machine gun tank.

• SIUE Archives

Godfrey Photograph Collection

• government
• law
• culture
• Edwardsville

April 15, 1919

English

• Photograph

• Black and white photographic print
• jpg

10 x 12 [inches]

• 1910s-1920s