'Waiting for Transports.' This faded snapshot, inscribed in a soldier's own hand, captures American troops massed at a French dockside during the First World War, watching for the transport ships that would carry them onward. Preserved in a personal photo album linked to New York City police officers who served overseas, the image reflects the long stretches of waiting that punctuated the war experience — as significant to the soldier's memory as combat itself. Project: 218517