Leon B. Strout Photographs and Papers

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Trench with sticks and barbed wire, Flirey, France

Date: 1919-01-01

Creator: Leon B. Strout, photographer

A structure made of sticks sits in a trench surrounded by barbed wire. Housing labelled "Battle Area, Flirey, France"


Star-shaped memorial, France

Date: 1919-01-01

Creator: Leon B. Strout, photographer

A star-shaped plaque on a large rock next to a dirt path. Housing labelled "France"


Landscape and U.S. military vehicle, France

Date: 1919-01-01

Creator: Leon B. Strout, photographer

Vehicle marked "US 7106D2X" in foreground.


American flag on wooden grave

Date: 1919-01-01

Creator: Leon B. Strout, photographer



Grave of Geo. M. Gault

Date: 1919-01-01

Creator: Leon B. Strout, photographer

Grave of Geo. M. Gault


Soldiers standing near cemetery

Date: 1919-01-01

Creator: Leon B. Strout, photographer



Grave of Edward Walsh

Date: 1919-01-01

Creator: Leon B. Strout, photographer

Grave of Edward Walsh at the St. Mihiel American Cemetery in Thiaucourt, France. The cemetery contains the graves of 4,153 American soldiers, the majority of whom died in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel in World War I, September 12-15, 1918.


Soldiers standing near cemetery, France

Date: 1919-01-01

Creator: Leon B. Strout, photographer



Soldiers standing near cemetery, France

Date: 1919-01-01

Creator: Leon B. Strout, photographer



Soldiers standing near cemetery, France

Date: 1919-01-01

Creator: Leon B. Strout, photographer



Leon B. Strout and soldiers beneath doorway

Date: 1919-01-01

Creator: Leon B. Strout, photographer

Leon B. Strout poses with two young soldiers underneath a doorway decorated with flags


Grave of Edward Wells

Date: 1919-01-01

Creator: Leon B. Strout, photographer

Grave of Edward Wells at the St. Mihiel American Cemetery in Thiaucourt, France. The cemetery contains the graves of 4,153 American soldiers, the majority of whom died in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel in World War I, September 12-15, 1918.


Grave of Paul Edwards

Date: 1919-01-01

Creator: Leon B. Strout, photographer

Grave of Paul Edwards at the St. Mihiel American Cemetery in Thiaucourt, France. The cemetery contains the graves of 4,153 American soldiers, the majority of whom died in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel in World War I, September 12-15, 1918.


Soldiers standing near cemetery, France

Date: 1919-01-01

Creator: Leon B. Strout, photographer



Grave of Thomas A. Austin

Date: 1919-01-01

Creator: Leon B. Strout, photographer

Grave of Thomas A. Austin at the St. Mihiel American Cemetery in Thiaucourt, France. The cemetery contains the graves of 4,153 American soldiers, the majority of whom died in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel in World War I, September 12-15, 1918.


Grave of Albert S. Brabant

Date: 1919-01-01

Creator: Leon B. Strout, photographer

Grave of Albert S. Brabant at the St. Mihiel American Cemetery in Thiaucourt, France. The cemetery contains the graves of 4,153 American soldiers, the majority of whom died in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel in World War I, September 12-15, 1918.


Grave of Joseph Gackowski

Date: 1919-01-01

Creator: Leon B. Strout, photographer

Grave of Joseph Gackowski at the St. Mihiel American Cemetery in Thiaucourt, France. The cemetery contains the graves of 4,153 American soldiers, the majority of whom died in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel in World War I, September 12-15, 1918.


Grave of Frank E. Tompkins

Date: 1919-01-01

Creator: Leon B. Strout, photographer

Grave of Frank E. Tompkins at the St. Mihiel American Cemetery in Thiaucourt, France. The cemetery contains the graves of 4,153 American soldiers, the majority of whom died in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel in World War I, September 12-15, 1918.


Grave of Tandy Reid

Date: 1919-01-01

Creator: Leon B. Strout, photographer

Grave of Tandy Reid at the St. Mihiel American Cemetery in Thiaucourt, France. The cemetery contains the graves of 4,153 American soldiers, the majority of whom died in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel in World War I, September 12-15, 1918.


Officers at cemetery, France

Date: 1919-01-01

Creator: Leon B. Strout, photographer



Storefront recruitment display

Creator: Leon B. Strout, photographer

Storefront display, possibly Red Cross, recruiting soldiers and medics for World War I. A helmet from the 103rd Infantry Regiment sits in front of a painting of a woman and young girl below an illuminated red cross.


German pillbox, Thiaucourt, France

Date: 1919-01-01

Creator: Leon B. Strout, photographer

A German "pillbox", a small fortified concrete structure used during combat in WWI. "Pill box at Thiaucourt" written on edge


Grave of Charles E. Dorang

Date: 1919-01-01

Creator: Leon B. Strout, photographer

Grave of Charles E. Dorang at the St. Mihiel American Cemetery in Thiaucourt, France. The cemetery contains the graves of 4,153 American soldiers, the majority of whom died in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel in World War I, September 12-15, 1918.


Wooden graves

Date: 1919-01-01

Creator: Leon B. Strout, photographer

Wooden crosses mark grave sites of American soldiers at the Somme American Cemetery in Bony, France. "American Cemetery" is written on one grave."Bony" handwritten on edge.


Grave of Elizabeth C. Lee

Date: 1919-01-01

Creator: Leon B. Strout, photographer

Grave of Elizabeth C. Lee, American nurse at the Somme American Cemetery in Bony, France. "Beaune"(?) handwritten on edge


Grave of Bertram Williams

Date: 1919-01-01

Creator: Leon B. Strout, photographer

Grave of Bertram Williams at the St. Mihiel American Cemetery in Thiaucourt, France. The cemetery contains the graves of 4,153 American soldiers, the majority of whom died in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel in World War I, September 12-15, 1918.


Grave of E. M. Peters Jr.

Date: 1919-01-01

Creator: Leon B. Strout, photographer

Grave of E. M. Peters Jr. at the St. Mihiel American Cemetery in Thiaucourt, France. The cemetery contains the graves of 4,153 American soldiers, the majority of whom died in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel in World War I, September 12-15, 1918.


Grave of Joseph Patterson

Date: 1919-01-01

Creator: Leon B. Strout, photographer

Grave of Joseph Patterson at the St. Mihiel American Cemetery in Thiaucourt, France. The cemetery contains the graves of 4,153 American soldiers, the majority of whom died in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel in World War I, September 12-15, 1918.


Soldiers in line
American soldiers stand at attention, surrounded by white tents and American flags.


Grave of Bertram Williams

Date: 1919-01-01

Creator: Leon B. Strout, photographer

Grave of Bertram Williams at the St. Mihiel American Cemetery in Thiaucourt, France. The cemetery contains the graves of 4,153 American soldiers, the majority of whom died in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel in World War I, September 12-15, 1918.


Trench with barbed wire and flowers, Flirey, France

Date: 1919-01-01

Creator: Leon B. Strout, photographer

View of a trench filled with barbed wire. A small patch of flowers grows in the foreground. Housing labelled "Battle Area, Flirey, France"


People near cemetery

Date: 1919-01-01

Creator: Leon B. Strout, photographer



Grave of Jesse E. Douglas

Date: 1919-01-01

Creator: Leon B. Strout, photographer

Grave of Jesse E. Douglas at the St. Mihiel American Cemetery in Thiaucourt, France. The cemetery contains the graves of 4,153 American soldiers, the majority of whom died in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel in World War I, September 12-15, 1918.


Grave of Gilbert O. Lesetmo

Date: 1919-01-01

Creator: Leon B. Strout, photographer

Grave of Gilbert O. Lesetmo at the St. Mihiel American Cemetery in Thiaucourt, France. The cemetery contains the graves of 4,153 American soldiers, the majority of whom died in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel in World War I, September 12-15, 1918.


Soldier standing in front of graves

Date: 1919-01-01

Creator: Leon B. Strout, photographer



Grave of Walter A. Goodman

Date: 1919-01-01

Creator: Leon B. Strout, photographer

Grave of Walter A. Goodman at the St. Mihiel American Cemetery in Thiaucourt, France. The cemetery contains the graves of 4,153 American soldiers, the majority of whom died in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel in World War I, September 12-15, 1918.


Grave of Arthur F. Locke

Date: 1919-01-01

Creator: Leon B. Strout, photographer

Grave of Arthur F. Locke at the St. Mihiel American Cemetery in Thiaucourt, France. The cemetery contains the graves of 4,153 American soldiers, the majority of whom died in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel in World War I, September 12-15, 1918.


Grave of Thomas Coyne

Date: 1919-01-01

Creator: Leon B. Strout, photographer

Grave of Thomas Coyne at the St. Mihiel American Cemetery in Thiaucourt, France. The cemetery contains the graves of 4,153 American soldiers, the majority of whom died in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel in World War I, September 12-15, 1918.


Grave of Aloysius Hein

Date: 1919-01-01

Creator: Leon B. Strout, photographer

Grave of Aloysius Hein at the St. Mihiel American Cemetery in Thiaucourt, France. The cemetery contains the graves of 4,153 American soldiers, the majority of whom died in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel in World War I, September 12-15, 1918.


Soldiers standing near cemetery, France

Date: 1919-01-01

Creator: Leon B. Strout, photographer



German gravestone

Date: 1919-01-01

Creator: Leon B. Strout, photographer

A German gravestone next to a flowering shrub, marked "Werner" and "Sept 1914".


St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, France

Date: 1919-01-01

Creator: Leon B. Strout, photographer

Graves at the St. Mihiel American Cemetery in Thiaucourt, France. The cemetery contains the graves of 4,153 American soldiers, the majority of whom died in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel in World War I, September 12-15, 1918.


Grave of Morris L. Miller

Date: 1919-01-01

Creator: Leon B. Strout, photographer

Grave of Morris L. Miller at the St. Mihiel American Cemetery in Thiaucourt, France. The cemetery contains the graves of 4,153 American soldiers, the majority of whom died in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel in World War I, September 12-15, 1918.


Large gathering of soldiers

Date: 1919-01-01

Creator: Leon B. Strout, photographer



Grave of William Murray

Date: 1919-01-01

Creator: Leon B. Strout, photographer

Grave of William Murray at the St. Mihiel American Cemetery in Thiaucourt, France. The cemetery contains the graves of 4,153 American soldiers, the majority of whom died in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel in World War I, September 12-15, 1918.


Grave of Mark Fisher

Date: 1919-01-01

Creator: Leon B. Strout, photographer

Grave of Mark Fisher at the St. Mihiel American Cemetery in Thiaucourt, France. The cemetery contains the graves of 4,153 American soldiers, the majority of whom died in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel in World War I, September 12-15, 1918.


Barbed wire fence on dirt hill, Flirey, France

Date: 1919-01-01

Creator: Leon B. Strout, photographer

A hill of dirt and the remains of a barbed wire fence. A small town is visible in the background. Housing labelled "Battle Area, Flirey, France"


Graves at St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, France

Date: 1919-01-01

Creator: Leon B. Strout, photographer

Graves at the St. Mihiel American Cemetery in Thiaucourt, France. The cemetery contains the graves of 4,153 American soldiers, the majority of whom died in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel in World War I, September 12-15, 1918.


Leon B. Strout photographing grave markers, France

Date: 1919-01-01

Creator: Leon B. Strout, photographer

Leon B. Strout stands behind a camera set up to capture a row of wooden graves. Among the names shown is Bristish Army Lieutenant Rupert Charles ("R. C.") Quayle, whose place of burial is identified by the Imperial War Museums as Calvaire Cemetery in Aisne, France.


Grave of Henry Lembke

Date: 1919-01-01

Creator: Leon B. Strout, photographer

Grave of Henry Lembke at the St. Mihiel American Cemetery in Thiaucourt, France. The cemetery contains the graves of 4,153 American soldiers, the majority of whom died in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel in World War I, September 12-15, 1918.