Photo #: NH 103274
USS President Lincoln (1917-1918)
Soldiers of Battery F, 151st Field Artillery, wearing life preservers
on deck, as the ship steams through the submarine zone en route
to France, October 1917.
Note that some of these men are wearing their campaign hats "cowboy
style", with rolled brims.
Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, Washington, D.C.
- USS President Lincoln Collection.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 41889
USS President Lincoln (1917-1918)
Troops wearing life preservers on deck, while passing through
the submarine zone, en route to France during World War I.
These Soldiers appear to be members of an African-American unit.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 103273
USS President Lincoln (1917-1918)
Soldiers of the 505th Service Battalion (an African-American
unit) on deck, wearing life preservers as they pass through the
submarine zone during the ship's second trip to France, circa
late 1917.
Mess kits are in evidence and some of the men are eating.
Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, Washington, D.C.
- USS President Lincoln Collection.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 41877
USS President Lincoln (1917-1918)
Troops of the Rainbow Division reading London and New York newspapers
on the transport's deck, probably while she was en route to the
war zone, circa October 1917.
Note that most of these men are wearing wide-brimmed campaign
hats.
An African-American Soldier is at left.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 41876
USS President Lincoln (1917-1918)
Troops wearing life jackets on board the transport, as she passed
through the submarine zone en route to France on Christmas Day
1917.
Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, Washington, D.C.
- USS President Lincoln Collection.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 60693
USS President Lincoln (1917-1918)
Troops at mess on the ship's deck, while passing through the
war zone during World War I.
Note life preservers worn by most of these Soldiers, cartridge
clip belt worn by the man in the right center foreground, and
mess kits on the wooden hatch cover.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 103359
USS President Lincoln (1917-1918)
A U.S. Army band playing on board the ship, as she steamed through
the submarine zone en route to France, November 1917. A hand-written
inscription on the back of the original print identifies this
as the "Indiana Band".
Note the campaign hats and life preservers worn by these Soldier
musicians.
Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, Washington, D.C.
- USS President Lincoln Collection.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 41898
USS President Lincoln (1917-1918)
"Boxing bout between troops" embarked on the ship,
while en route to France during World War I.
Note life jackets worn by the spectators.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 2602
USS President Lincoln (1917-1918)
Troops watch a boxing match on board, while passing through the
submarine zone en route to France, during World War I.
Note life jackets worn by the spectators, and by the referee.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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