American soldiers queue along a European riverbank to board a paddle-wheel steamer, a scene that evokes the postwar Army of Occupation stationed along the Rhine following the November 1918 Armistice. River steamers like this one ferried American troops for transport and leave excursions between garrison towns such as Koblenz. This image, drawn from a WWI photographic collection, documents the everyday logistics and downtime of American servicemen in occupied Europe. Project: 218363