In the final year of World War I, American cities staged elaborate 'War Expositions' featuring captured enemy weapons to stir patriotic support for Liberty Loan bond drives. This gun, labeled 'From the Emden,' is believed to be a deck gun salvaged from the German raider SMS Emden, sunk by the Australian cruiser HMAS Sydney in 1914. Displayed here on a railcar beside a Chesapeake & Ohio boxcar, the trophy toured Ohio rail hubs as a tangible reminder of Allied victories overseas. Project: 218708