View from the interior of a barge in Rouen, Seine-Inferieure, France, showing civilians loading supplies. The Inland Water Transportation Co., formerly 57th Engineers, USA, utilized inland waterways to ship supplies to troops and alleviate the strain on railroads. In cases where soldiers were in short supply, civilians were employed. Photo taken on February 11, 1919, by Lt. H. Drucker,

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