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U.S. soldier & Canadian "Kiltie"

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Photograph shows a Canadian Highlander soldier with an American soldier, possibly outside the 71st Regiment Armory, Park Avenue (between East 33rd and East 34th streets), New York City. The Highlander regiments were in the United States in July of 1917 for "British Recruiting Week" which encouraged enlistment in World War I. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015 and The New York Times, July 22, 1917)

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world war glass negatives soldier canadian kiltie us military uniform ww 1 ww 1 world war i wwi new york city new york park avenue library of congress
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01/01/1917
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Bain News Service, publisher
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Library of Congress
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world war glass negatives soldier canadian kiltie us military uniform ww 1 ww 1 world war i wwi new york city new york park avenue library of congress