Secretary of War Newton D. Baker addresses a crowd at the laying of the Zero Mile Stone at the north entrance to the Ellipse in Washington The event marks the beginning of the Motor Transport Corps' transcontinental recruiting tour to San Francisco, California. This photo was taken on July 1, 1919, by photographer Coombs.

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