"Goddess of Liberty" after World War I

A photograph of the Statue of Liberty taken by Captain James C. Hughes as he returned from serving in World War I. Hughes noted that he spotted the “Goddess of Liberty” July 31,1919 at 1 p.m. from the deck of the USS Zeelandia.

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