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The Emotional Reunion of a Soldier and His Baby: A Powerful Photo

This powerful photo captures the emotional reunion of a soldier and his baby. The soldier looks absolutely thrilled to be back, while the baby, on the other hand, not so thrilled to be handled.
Washington Monument in 1928
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Here’s a powerful photo. The soldier looks absolutely thrilled to be back and hold, what appears to be, his baby. The baby, on the other hand, not so thrilled to be handled.

1919. "U.S. Army. Return of Washington, D.C., soldiers." Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative.
1919. “U.S. Army. Return of Washington, D.C., soldiers.” Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative.
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