With both her helmet and her smile in place, a volunteer from the Salvation Army makes fresh-baked pies as a way of providing a little taste of home to the deployed troops.

The Salvation Army did its part for the US war effort, setting up canteens near the front that provided baked goods to the troops.

An X just above the fence on the left side shows where George sat writing postcards during the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on June 28, 1919.

This postcard showing the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles shows the place where the Treaty of Versailles was signed, however it was actually printed before the event itself, as George wrote on the back of it as the ceremony was actually taking place.

When Beth found the collection of postcards at the dumpster, the first ones she saw were of the Palace of Versailles. Knowing that that was where her great-great grandmother was born made Beth decide to take the postcards home to show her mother.

After the war was over, George had the opportunity to become a tourist, visiting places such as the Chateau de Chantilly, from which he dutifully sent back a postcard to his mother.

It was the postcards of Versailles that first caught Beth’s attention when she discovered them. Her great great grandmother was born two blocks away from the Fountain of Neptune, which is shown in this view.

The Louvre was one of the places George visited during the time he was stationed in Paris.

Although many of the cards were printed with English translations for intended sale to foreigners, some of the translations were a little shaky, such as “Triumphal arch of the Etoile.”

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This postcard to his mother brought a double dose of glad tidings: he showed where he sat during the signing of the Treaty of Versailles and he was finally able to tell her when he might be expected home now that the war was officially over.

One of the few cards that were written to George rather than by George. George's cousin Emilie visited France after the war was over and sent this postcard of the Paris Opera House, which she signed on the front. On the back she describes how the paintings and statues there were removed for safe keeping from the threat of airplane attacks during the war.

One of the intriguing aspects of George's cards was the fact that they could place him in exactly locations at different moments in history. On June 18, 1919, he made it to the top of the Eiffel Tower where they obligingly postmarked this card.