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| Photo Title: | "US troops board the Edmund B. Alexander, formerly the German liner SS Amerika, seized during World War I" |
| Image No.: | PF-306.752 |
| Image Location: | Box40/pf306_752.jpeg |
| Date of Creation: | 1941 |
| Physical Description: | 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm |
| Biography/Admin History: | The U.S.A.T. "Edmund B. Alexander" arrived at St. John's on January 29, 1941 with the first American troops to occupy wartime Newfoundland. Accommodations were not yet available at Pepperrell Air Force Base (it was still under construction) so personnel remained onboard until May 1941 when a temporary camp, named "Camp Alexander", was erected. |
| Collector: | John Cardoulis |
| Source Donor: | Donated by John Cardoulis, 13 February 1997 |
| Collection Title: | John Cardoulis Photograph Collection |
| Associated Material: | John Cardoulis fonds |
| Restrictions on Access: | Copyright expired. |
| Copyright: | p |
| Physical Condition: | Very good |
| Notes: | Title taken from caption in "A Friendly Invasion" by John N. Cardoulis, page 45. - Image is a reproduction of the original image. |
| Subjects: | Edmund B. Alexander (Ship) / Soldiers--United States. |
