Provenance Detail
Moore Series - Elizabeth Taylor CollectionAcquisition Method
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The Elizabeth Taylor Collection photographs and documents were assembled by Elizabeth Taylor whose young beau, Francis Moore, was a Private First Class in Company K, 110th Infantry, 28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces during World War I. Francis was killed in action 29 July 1918, on Hill No. 212 near Grimpettes Woods, in France, during the heavy fighting of the Champaigne-Marne Offensive. Elizabeth Taylor passed her mementos of Francis Moore to her nephew H. Taylor who owned and shared the items with the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project in 2013.
Source Citation: Elizabeth S. Taylor [1894-1971], item no. TAYL-AN001-0001, Elizabeth Taylor Collection, shared by H. Taylor, Greene Connections Archives Project (www.GreeneConnections.com).