World War I Banner-Style Photos. 

Largest Size: 7 x 47 in. 

This lot consists of two rollout banner-style photos from World War I. The smaller photo shows the Presentation of Decorations and Final Review of the 26th Yankee Division at Camp Devens on April 22, 1919. Camp Devens was located about 35 miles northwest of Boston and was a major military training site for U.S. troops in the first World War. 
The 103rd Field Artillery Regiment was comprised primarily of Rhode Island National Guardsmen in World War I and it served with distinction in World War I as part of the 26th Yankee division. Arriving in France in 1917, they were among the first American artillery units on the Western Front, using 155mm horse-drawn howitzers to participate in major battles from early 1918 through the Armistice. They saw action in major engagements, including the Champagne-Marne defensive, the Aisne-Marne offensive, and the St. Mihiel offensive. Their service was recognized with six fleurs-de-lis on their unit insignia, representing their battles in France. 
The photo was taken by Pyle Photo Company in Waltham, Mass. and measures 40 3/4 inches wide and 8 inches high, it is unframed and in very good condition, with two one-inch tears along the left edge, and that’s about it.
The larger photo shows the 103rd Field Artillery unit, and it was taken by Geo.   P. McDermott from Lowell and Fitchburg, Mass. It measures 46 inches wide and     8 inches high, and it is unframed and in very good condition, with no tears or visible blemishes.

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