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The "Victory Parade" at the American Base Hospital, Dartford, near London, on Nov. 11, when the sigining of the armistice was announced. Nurses from the Brooklyn unit carried a big American flag in the front of the procession, which marched over a three mile route, around the hospital grounds and through the German prison camp adjoining the American hospital

The "Victory Parade" at the American Base Hospital, Dartford, near London, on Nov. 11 when the signing of the armistice was announced. Many of the convalescent American soldiers in the parade carried noise-making insturments of such character as they were able to muster hurriedly. Some are shown with pots and pans, others with boards which could be banged together to add to the general din. Certainly everybody was hilariously happy and showed it

The "Victory Parade" at the American Base Hospital at Dartford, near London, on Nov. 11 when the signing of the armstice was announced. One of the comic floats in the parade. There were several of these floats got up on the spur of the moment by convalescent patients. The man the the false nose (made of bread dough) is Private Joseph Beasey of Five Corners of Long Island

Celebrating victory in London. The American wounded from all the hospitals around London were brought in to witness the celebration and take part in the parade. Here is one of the van loads of American convalescents from the Base Hospital at Tottenham, in front of the American Red Cross "London Chapter" building. This load of wounded is in charge of Mrs. Arthur Robinson of Baltimore, who is on the front seat, nearest the camera

Victory Day at Dartford Hospital. The signing of the armistice was celebrated by everybody in the big American base hospital near London in noisy hilarious fashion. There was a big parade with 1500 wounded men in line. The hosptial nursing arranged a number of "Victory floats" which are used to caryy surgical dressings around the wards. The photograph shows one of these tiny floats

The Victory Parade in London on Nov. 11th. The Red Cross section of the parade included several detachments of convalescent wounded from the American hospitals in the London district

Red Cross floats in the great Victory Parade in London ager the signing of the armistice. The parade is shown passing the American Red Cross headquarters in Grosvenor Gardens

The great victory parade in front of Buckingham Palace after the signing of the armistice. Nearly three thousand American soldiers marches through the city in an impromptu procession. After visiting American Army headquarters, American Navy headquarters, and the big Red Cross buiding nearby, they proceeded to Buckingham Palace, where the king spoke to them from the balcony. The photograph shows the crowd as seen from the running board of a Red Cross car

The much-bedecorated Red Cross car announces to go to the Commandant of the American hospital at Dartford, near London, that the armistice has been signed. The Commander Major Moses of Brooklyn, immediately ordered a parade. "Every man who can walk must get out and celebrate." he commanded

The "Victory Parade" at the American Base Hospital, Dartford, near London, on Nov. 11. when the signing of the armistice was annouced. The men on crutches were linvited to parade in automobiles, but most of them preferred to walk and they occupied honored place in the line of march

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Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card.

Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: ARC. Commission to England.

Group title: Recreation, England.

Data: Central, Southern, Atlantic, S.W. New Eng. Gulf, Pa. Lake, Potomac 12/18.

Gift; American National Red Cross 1944 and 1952.

General information about the American National Red Cross photograph collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.anrc

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01/01/1918
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