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The Great War and Armistice Day

Victory Celebration, Houlton, 1919

Victory Celebration, Houlton, 1919

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University of Maine at Presque Isle Library

World War I victory celebration in Market Square in Houlton.

A large U.S. flag is suspended across the street. Several other U.S. Flags are flying. Bunting and banners decorate buildings around Market Square.

A registration booth and a welcome gate have been erected. The front of the F.W. Woolworth store, at left, also is decorated.