Ceremonies - Liberations - France - Raising the stars and stripes over the Hotel de Ville in Paris, France, 1917. The great crowd in front of the Hotel de Ville in Paris, France, 1917, when the Stars and Stripes were hoisted over that building in the presence of Ambassador Sharp, Brig. Gen. William H. Allaire, representing Gen. Pershing. The flag was inscribed with the names of Washington and Lafayette and was presented by the city of Philadelphia. The banner was a copy of the original banner made inPhiladelphia by Betsy Ross
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Date Taken: 1917
Photographer: International Film Service
Ceremonies - Liberations - France
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1917 - 1918
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The U.S. National Archives
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