American soldiers greasing the slide to receive their rifles at the Naval Railway Battery in St. Nazaire, France during World War I. This photograph was taken by Cpl. McLaughlin on August 1, 1918. Issued and passed by the censor, with the identifier 111-SC-29390, the image shows one aspect of military maintenance and preparation during the war.

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