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Camp Meade

Date: 1918
Description: View across grounds toward soldiers during drill practice at Camp Meade, established in 1917. Men are lined up on the left in front of military buildings, ...
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Camp Devens

Date: 
Description: Elevated view of a platoon of men in two rows and their officers on a drill field at Camp Devens, built in 1917. Other soldiers and military buildings are ...
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Camp Logan

Date: 1918
Description: Two rows of soldiers face each other during a gun drill at Camp Logan. A military officer stands in between the lines of men.
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Camp Logan

Date: 1918
Description: Two rows of soldiers holding firearms stand facing each other in a wooded area at Camp Logan. An officer stands on each side, holding his own firearm, read...
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Washington Barracks

Date: 1915
Description: A view of a line of soldiers in the drill field, holding firearms. One officer stands in front of them, and another behind. Two large buildings in the back...
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United States Navy Camp Wissahickon

Date: 1918
Description: A view of sailors during land training on boat hauling at the United States Navy Camp Wissahickon. Military buildings stand behind the men.
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United States Naval Training Camp

Date: 1918
Description: A view of two lines of sailors practicing tying knots in a wooded area at the United States Naval Training Camp. An officer stands in the center on a dirt...
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United States Merchant Marine Training Ship

Date: 1918
Description: A view of a sailor and an officer tying a reef knot on a United States Merchant Marine Training Ship. Other sailors observe and behind them, a flag waves...
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Portrait of General John J. Pershing

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Description: Photographic portrait of General John J. Pershing (1860-1948).
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Company "C"

Date: 1917
Description: Men from Company "C" are lined up in a double row on a dirt town street. A soldier in uniform stands at the head of the line. In front are Ed Fryk (2nd fro...
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Brancardier, Stretcher-Bearer

Date: 02 01 1919
Description: View of a man standing in a trench. Captioned: "A. Rodriguez, Corporal of "brancardier," taken in a Russian trench in the Champagne, near Auberive. Notice ...
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Ambulances in Recy

Date: 02 01 1919
Description: A line of ambulances from the S.S.U 12 convoy getting ready to leave Recy. Caption reads: "The ambulances of S.S.U 12 lined up outside of Recy waiting for ...
Poster

British Blood Calls British Blood!

Date: 1917
Description: Poster featuring an illustration of soldiers with bayonetted rifles charging, while an officer is waving a pistol. Above the officer a British flag is rais...
Poster

The War Of 1917. Dedicated To The Brave Men Who Answered The Nation's Call.

Date: 1917
Description: Memorial poster for the members of Company 6, First Wisconsin Infantry, who died during the war. Text reads: "Company 6, First Wisconsin Infantry . . . Bor...
Poster

Is This Your Hand?

Date: 1918
Description: Poster depicting a caricature of General John Pershing, and a hand holding a piece of paper labelled WSS. Poster text reads: "Is this your hand? Yes! If yo...
Poster

Keep 'Em Smiling Help War Camp Community Service

Date: 1918
Description: Poster featuring three smiling men: a soldier, an officer, and a sailor. The officer is in the middle with his arms around the other two, and the War Camp ...
Poster

YMCA United War Work Campaign

Date: 1918
Description: World War I illustrated poster featuring a portrait of General Pershing. The YMCA logo is at the top left of the poster. Poster includes Pershing quote cab...
Poster

Fighting In France For Freedom! — Are You Helping at Home?

Date: 1918
Description: Poster featuring an illustration of a man wearing a kilt with his arm in a sling. Soldiers are standing around him. There is a map and a broken window in t...
Poster

All Slackers to the Front!

Date: 1917
Description: Hand-drawn poster. At the bottom is a soldier with a pack and a rifle on his back, carrying a US flag, embracing a woman. At the top is a general with the ...
Poster

Le Beau Régiment (No. 1)

Date: 1914
Description: Poster with an illustration depicting rows of German soldiers marching forward. One officer is sitting on a toy horse on wheels that is being pulled by a s...

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