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French boxcars used to transport soldiers to the Front during World War I were marked "40/8," indicating that the car could hold either 40 men or 8 horses. After the war, veterans used a variation on the term, "40 & 8," as the name of an American Legion honor society made up of Legion members who have shown exemplary service. The society's full name is "La Societe des Quarante Hommes et Huit Chevaux."
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- "La Societe des Quarante Hommes et Huit Chevaux" Railroad Engine and Boxcar
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- McCulloch Bros. (Photographer)
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"La Societe des Quarante Hommes et Huit Chevaux Railroad Engine and Boxcar," McCulloch Brothers Inc. Photographs, CP MCLMB A985A. Arizona State University Libraries: Arizona Collection.
