Merci America Boxcar photograph album

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Merci America Boxcar photograph album

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Scope and Content: The Merci America Boxcar photograph album consists of fifty-two (52) black-and-white 8" x 10" photographs of the “Merci America” boxcar (aka the Gratitude Train) which came to Rhode Island on February 8, 1949. The train was a gift from France to the United States for aiding in famine relief in that country after World War II. France sent forty-nine (49) boxcars filled with gifts to the forty-eight (48) states, Washington D.C. and Hawaii. The photographs show Governor John O. Pastore at the throttle of the train, speeches, the reception, and other activites connected with the event. Includes views of the Rhode Island State House (including the Dome), Providence City Hall, and gifts sent by France.

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Merci America Boxcar photograph album, 1949

8/13/21, 12:59 PM