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Band Playing at Train Station

Date: 1917
Description: Twelve piece brass band playing at a railroad station during the "Union Pacific Preparedness Special Campaign."
Poster

"I Want You for U.S. Army"

Date: 1917
Description: Uncle Sam recruiting poster that says "I want You for U.S. Army". Poster has three different addresses for nearest recruiting offices.
Photograph

Food Conservation Window Display

Date: 1917
Description: Window display in an unknown storefront featuring American flags, and silhouettes of Uncle Sam and Kaiser Wilhelm II and asking the question "Are you eatin...
Photograph

Food Conservation Window Display

Date: 1917
Description: Display in an unknown storefront urging food conservation. The display features small figures made out of vegetables.
Poster

"Do Your Bit--Save the Pit"

Date: 1917
Description: Poster featuring a drawing of a woman scraping pits from fruit into a barrel.Text reads "Stop. Save Prune pits Plum pits Cherry pits Date seeds Olive pits ...
Poster

Keep Him Free

Date: 1917
Description: War Savings Stamps poster featuring an eagle crushing enemy planes. At the top of the poster is written: "Keep Him Free" and at the bottom: "Buy War Saving...
Print

A Host of Good Wishes

Date: 1917
Description: A patriotic holiday card with the Statue of Liberty at the top with a wreath of holly behind her. She is standing on a red and blue bordered box that has t...
Photograph

Loyalty Parade

Date: 1917
Description: Elevated view of a parade marching down State Street. Large American flags hang from wires strung across the street. Madison Kipp employees, wearing suits ...
Poster

Dane County Fair Poster

Date: 1917
Description: Advertisement featuring a painting by artist Henry Mosler, dated 1915, titled "The Stars and Stripes Forever." In the painting a young man dressed in cut-o...
Poster

You! Enlist Today

Date: 1917
Description: Poster featuring an illustration of Uncle Sam pointing at the viewer. Poster text reads: "YOU! Enlist Today. [Your cou]ntry needs you!"
Poster

Shall we be more tender with our dollars than the lives of our sons

Date: 1917
Description: Poster featuring an illustration of Uncle Sam reaching for the viewer's hand (or perhaps money), and gesturing behind him to waves of soldiers and airplane...
Poster

The Nation Needs Flour. Grow More Wheat and Rye

Date: 1917
Description: Poster with two illustrations of farmers plowing fields with horse-drawn plows. Text reads, in part: "The Nation Needs Flour. Grow More Wheat and Rye, More...
Postcard

Patriotic Parade on State Street

Date: 1917
Description: Elevated view of a patriotic parade on State Street, with marchers coming from the Capitol Square. The intersection of East Johnson and State Street is in ...
Postcard

Loyalty Parade, Madison, Wis.

Date: 1917
Description: Elevated view of a patriotic parade on State Street, coming from the Capitol Square. Men in suits and overcoats walking down the street are carrying flags,...
Postcard

"Hammer the Hun" Parade

Date: 1917
Description: A children's parade is marching down a street. In front are several boys dressed in overalls and carrying pitchforks and other farm implements. Behind them...

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