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   The Redwood City Home Guard.
 


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Caption:   The Redwood City Home Guard (1918). Shown in this photgraph are members of the Redwood City Home Guard lined up on Main Street for a parade. The Home Guard was a militia organized during World War I to protect local towns in case of attack on home soil. The photograph was taken on 10 November 1918, one day before Germany surrendered.
     
Photo Date:   1918
     
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   Redwood City Public Library
     
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Organizations -- Redwood City, CA

Wars -- World War I

Parades -- Redwood City, CA
 
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