Iowa Heritage Digital Collections
State Library of Iowa

American Soldiers in Rome During World War I

Title

American Soldiers in Rome During World War I

Description

This photograph shows American soldiers in Rome where they met Brigadier-General Giuseppe Garibaldi II, a famous Italian soldier. Drums and a tuba are being played.

Creator

unknown

Publisher

State Library of Iowa

Date

circa 1917-1918

Contributor

Ankeny Area Historical Society, Ankeny, Iowa

Rights

U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. For permission to use the digital image, please contact the Ankeny Area Historical Society

Format

jpeg

Type

still image

Coverage

World War I

Original Format

Newspaper clipping

File Name

Clipping_4002_LOCR.pdf

Repository

Ankeny Area Historical Society Museum

Contact information.

Ankeny Area Historical Society - call (515)965-5795

Digital item created

2017-02-09

Digital item modified

2017-03-27

Transcription

The American boys appreciate not only the magic of being in Rome, but actually standing face to face with so illustrious a person as Gen. Garibaldi is evident from the attention they are...