Touching contrast. Washington, D.C., Nov. 11. A contrast in emotion is this picture made while President Roosevelt paid tribute today to America's Unknown Soldier at Arlington Cemetery. While Alex Stern, World War veteran who lost a leg in the battle of Meuse-Argonne, remembers thoughtfully that the
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"Touching contrast. Washington, D.C., Nov. 11. A contrast in emotion is this picture made while President Roosevelt paid tribute today to America's Unknown Soldier at Arlington Cemetery. While Alex Stern, World War veteran who lost a leg in the battle of Meuse-Argonne, remembers thoughtfully that the" (1938). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Touching_contrast._Washington,_D.C.,_Nov._11._A_contrast_in_emotion_is_this_picture_made_while_President_Roosevelt_paid_tribute_today_to_America%27s_Unknown_Soldier_at_Arlington_Cemetery._LCCN2016874330.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 298186.
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