# @sachistorymuseum on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DCPy8PVySTE
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/76083293-sachistorymuseum-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-11-11T21:51:13.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Sacramento History Museum (@sachistorymuseum) — https://gondola.cc/sachistorymuseum

## Caption

On November 11, 1918, Armistice was signed in France, ending hostilities in the First World War. Although the Armistice halted the conflict, it took another seven months to negotiate and sign the Treaty of Versailles, which officially ended the Great War. 

More than 150,000 Californians served during the war. Sacramento played a pivotal role during the war, especially in the field of aviation. Aviation was new to warfare and many combat units were trained at Mather Field, which was established in February 1918. Local farmers stepped up production and implemented new farming practices to provide food oversees for the war effort.
 
In addition to the establishment of Mather Field, Sacramento played a role in the production of airplanes for the war. The Liberty Iron Works, formerly known as the Globe Iron Works, on Del Paso Boulevard was awarded an 18 million dollar government contract to build Curtiss JN4D airplanes. This brought an expansion in housing in North Sacramento for employees of the iron works.

Front page of the Sacramento Union newspaper published on November 11, 1918.
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