August 8, 1919. Making Cheyenne.

The 1919 transcontinental Motor Transport Convoy entered Wyoming on this day in 1919.

The convoy east of Cheyenne.

Governor Carey was on the road as well, meeting the convoy at Hillsdale, a small Wyoming town that is now a shadow of its former self.  From there they proceeded on to Cheyenne, where Ft. D. A. Russell somewhat ironically provided a cavalry escort through Cheyenne and onto the post.

They were treated to a rodeo at Frontier Park and the town's businesses closed at 4:00 p.m. for the festivities.

Elsewhere, the Third Afghan War came to an end when the warring parties signed the Ango-Afghan Treaty of 1919. The war had been short and fought for limited purposes. The result was the establishment of the current Afghan border and the end of British subsidies to Afghanistan.

In the wreck of the Austrian Empire, the First Hungarian Republic dissolved.  As confusing as the names may be, it was replaced by the Hungarian Republic, a more conservative government.

May 3, 1919. New wars and loans for concluded ones.

The Country Gentleman ran a second Rockwell illustration on a youthful fishing trip.  The first one had run the prior Saturday.

The Saturday Evening Post, which people tend to associate with Rockwell now, ran a spring themed illustration.

In Central Asia, the Afghan army crossed the Indian Frontier, over the Khyber Pass into what is now Pakistan, and attacked the town of Bagh, starting the Third Afghan War.

Afghan King Amanullah Khan.

Afghanistan was surprisingly assertive in those days. . . and oddly more modern than it is now.

In the U.S., the Victory Loan campaign continued on.  This one was struggling in comparison with prior efforts, now that the war was over.

Victory Loan drive scene in Seattle.