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THESE MEN AND WOMEN FROM THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVED WITH THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DURING THE WORLD WAR 1917-1918
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ERECTED BY THE TRUSTEES OF THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY ASTOR, LENOX AND TILDEN FOUNDATIONS
[2nd Plaque] THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY IN HONOR OF OUR STAFF OF MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVED WITH THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DURING WORLD WAR II
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ERECTED BY THE TRUSTEES OF THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY ASTOR, LENOX AND TILDEN FOUNDATIONS