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Elmer I. Cain papers, 1917-1942 (majority within 1918-1919)

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Member of United States Army Co. H, 339th Infantry and veteran of the Allied Intervention in Northern Russia at the close of World War I. Includes digitized photographs depicting the daily lives and responsibilities of soldiers in Onega and Parog, Russia as well as scenes from Russian villages. Also contains digitized versions of Cain's draft registration cards from the First and Second World Wars.

The Elmer I. Cain papers provide rich photographic evidence of the daily lives of United States soldiers engaged in the American Expedition to Northern Russia. The collection is divided into two series, Photographs and Draft Registration.

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Photographs, 1918-1919

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The Photographs series includes digitized versions of photographs taken by the American Red Cross during the American intervention in North Russia. Subject matter includes American soldiers in formation, at barracks, on guard, and at ease playing hockey and other pursuits in addition to images of Russian churches, shipyard, bathhouses, and village scenes. Accompanying index provides original captions and handwritten notes on the backs of original photographs. These photographs represent a portion of a larger series of images created by the American Red Cross.