World War I Victory Parade

1919-07-30
Men in white uniforms march alongside a municipal truck, likely from the city of Amherst, Ohio in the World War I Victory Parade on July 30, 1919 in downtown Lorain, Ohio.<br /> <br /> The type of truck in the photograph is not known, but is quite possibly a water truck used to fight fires. <br /> <br /> Written in blue ink on the bottom of the photo are the words "1919 - Lorain Prade (Parade) - 1919".<br /> <br /> The photographer is not known.
Municipal truck from the city of Amherst, Ohio in the World War I victory parade in Lorain, Ohio. July 4, 1919
Doane Collection of the Lorain Public Library System | July 30, 1919
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Men in white uniforms march alongside a municipal truck, likely from the city of Amherst, Ohio in the World War I Victory Parade on July 30, 1919 in downtown Lorain, Ohio.

The type of truck in the photograph is not known, but is quite possibly a water truck used to fight fires.

Written in blue ink on the bottom of the photo are the words "1919 - Lorain Prade (Parade) - 1919".

The photographer is not known.

~ Doane Collection of the Lorain Public Library System, “World War I Victory Parade,” Lorain County Memory, accessed June 10, 2026, https://loraincountymemory.org/items/show/2398.

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World War I Victory Parade

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Men in white uniforms march alongside a municipal truck, likely from the city of Amherst, Ohio in the World War I Victory Parade on July 30, 1919 in downtown Lorain, Ohio.

The type of truck in the photograph is not known, but is quite possibly a water truck used to fight fires.

Written in blue ink on the bottom of the photo are the words "1919 - Lorain Prade (Parade) - 1919".

The photographer is not known.

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Albert Doane
Lorain Public Library System

Date

1919-07-30

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Item #2398

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Lorain

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