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French field filled with barbed wire after WWI

James C. Hughes1919-01

Kansas Historical Society

Kansas Historical Society
Topeka, United States

A solider photographed by Captain James C. Hughes making his way through a field near Les Eparges, France strewn with barbed wire in January of 1919.

Hughes, a Kansan, is among a select number of soldiers who served in a major military expedition as well as two world wars. As a photographer took more than 600 images documenting his time at the Mexican border in 1916 and in Europe during 1919. As a Japanese prisoner of war in World War II, Hughes kept a daily diary and, upon liberation, brought home items from his imprisonment. He and his family donated most of these items to the Kansas Museum of History.

More information at: https://www.kshs.org/kansapedia/james-clark-hughes/19881

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  • Title: French field filled with barbed wire after WWI
  • Creator: James C. Hughes
  • Date Created: 1919-01
  • Location Created: Les Eparges, France
  • Subject Keywords: James C. Hughes, World War I, WWI, Hughes, Les Eparges, France
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