America in World War I: Delegates of 27 Allied nations standing while the President of...

Delegates of 27 Allied nations standing while the President of France, Raymond Poincare, opens the Peace Conference with formal address, January 18, 1919. Immediately after Poincare's speech Georges Clemenceau, premier of France, was named permanent chairman. This momentous conclave sat in the Salle d'Horologe (Hall of the Clock) in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, popularly known in Paris as the Quai D'Orsay. Although generally known as the Peace of Versailles, the treaty with Germany actually was formulated at the Quai D'Orsay. The signing took place at the Palace of Versailles. Illustration for US Official Pictures of the World War, showing America's Participation, selected from the official files of the War Department by William E Moore and James C Russell (Pictoria Bureau, 1920). Gravure printed.