Sgt. George M. Lacey, official Signal Corps photographer, uses his Bell-Howell Movie camera to capture the laying of the Zero Mile Stone at the north entrance to the Ellipse. This event marked the beginning of the Motor Transport Corps' transcontinental tour to San Francisco, California. Sgt. Lacey accompanies the Motor Transport Corps on their journey. Photograph taken on July 1, 1919.

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