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| Description: | World War I soldiers standing in front and on the back of an International truck with a recruiting poster. |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | A page of snapshots with handwritten captions of Paris scenes and friends visiting Paris. Part of a scrapbook of photographs from Stevenson's service in Wo... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | A page of snapshots with handwritten captions showing scenes at sea during a storm. Part of a scrapbook of photographs from Stevenson's service in World Wa... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Four photographs with handwritten captions. The photograph at top left is a group portrait with a caption that reads: "Soon after reaching Waco, the 1st Wi... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | A scrapbook page containing three photographs of John A. Commons (presumably) in his World War I uniform, standing with another man with a Christmas tree, ... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Ruins of a French house. Captioned: "The first real ruins of the war that any of S.S.U. 12 ever saw. Our way to the front lead over the battlefield of th... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Twelve piece brass band playing at a railroad station during the "Union Pacific Preparedness Special Campaign." |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | The glamorous dancer Irene Castle wearing a World War I "Preparedness Uniform" of her own design. The dress was based on the uniform worn by her husband an... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Volunteers signing up at the Red Cross office in New York to do hospital or other volunteer work. The woman in the white smock and dark hat is Mrs. Belmont... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Red Cross volunteers preparing bandages at a Red Cross office in New York City. The woman standing on the right, who is supervising the work, is Mrs. Belmo... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Uncle Sam recruiting poster that says "I want You for U.S. Army". Poster has three different addresses for nearest recruiting offices. |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Portrait of young Oscar Rennebohm in his World War I Navy uniform. Rennebohm interrupted his already successful career as the owner of the Badger Pharmacy ... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | View from back of room of children sitting in a classroom for a Union Pacific preparedness special campaign. The instructor is pointing to a sign reading: ... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | International Harvester branch house. Railroad tracks are near the building. A flag hangs in the window with a small cross shape, stars and "100%" printed ... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Large group of soldiers posing on an International Harvester Model F (or 31) truck. |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | An International Harvester Mogul 10-20 H.P. tractor pulling a trailer for the Aviation Section No. 507 of the U.S. Army Signal Corps. The trailer appears t... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Contents of an International Harvester "Christmas Box", including Fig Newtons, a Hershey's Chocolate Bar, Medicinal Carbolic Soap, Colgate's Handy Grip Sha... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Army engineer Victor Morris (standing), of Milwaukee, with H.H. Smith. Photographs and correspondence documenting his experiences during training in the Un... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Candid portrait of three men in white t-shirts. Angus Lookaround, in a white hat, is seated, holding a tuba. The men appear to be aboard a ship, possibly t... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Group of women in U.S. Food Administration uniforms demonstrate food conservation methods to a group of men, women and children. |
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