U.S. Secretary of War

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Title: U.S. Secretary of War
Creator(s): St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Date: 1917-07
1934-03-01
Content Type: picture
Subject(s): Soldiers
War
Geographic Area: United States of America
Time Period: 1930-1939
Description: This photograph shows the Secretary of War for the United States blindfolded as they draw the first number in the draft lottery. There are several other men surrounding the table, and behind all of them is a large board of numbers ranging into the 400s.
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Classification: World War I 1934117
Owner: St. Louis Mercantile Library at the University of Missouri-St. Louis