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<ul><li><b>Scope and content:</b>  Original Caption: 3,000 Columbia students sworn into U.S. service.  Col1l John P. Finley, Commander of the Student Army Training Corps at Columbia University, reading the oath of allegiance from the steps of the Library.  View shows number of prominent  persons who attended the ceremonies on the steps of the Library.</li></ul><p>Date Taken: 10/2/1918
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Photographer: Western Newspaper Union</div>
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