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Storm Snapshots

Date: 1917
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...
Photograph

Chippewa Girls

Date: 1919
Description: A group of Chippewa (Ojibwa) girls in white western clothing and paper feathered headdresses for a celebration commemorating the return of 80 Native Americ...
Photograph

Submarine in Milwaukee River

Date: 08 08 1919
Description: Elevated view up the Milwaukee River from Wisconsin Avenue bridge. A World War I submarine travels down the Milwaukee River. A crowd is gathered at the riv...
Photograph

Engineers Learning Bridge Building

Date: 07 02 1917
Description: ROTC engineers, probably at Fort Sheridan, learn bridge building during their training at Fort Leavenworth.
Photograph

Captured German Submarine

Date: 1919
Description: Captured German submarine, possibly the U-C97, with men on deck. United States flags are flying and several men are gathered on top of the submarine. Anoth...
Historical Object

Ocean View Brand Reused Label

Date: 1918
Description: Emergency label for Ocean View Early June Peas printed over an unused wax beans label. The label shows a bowl of cut wax beans on one side and a view of th...
Poster

Food Will Win the War

Date: 1917
Description: World War I poster urging newly arrived immigrants to conserve food to aid the allied cause. People in ethnic costume being ushered into the United States ...
Photograph

United States Navy Camp Wissahickon

Date: 1918
Description: A view of sailors rowing ten boats toward the shore during a drill at the United States Navy Camp Wissahickon.
Photograph

United States Navy Camp Wissahickon

Date: 1918
Description: A view of sailors in boats going toward the docks during a drill at the United States Navy Camp Wissahickon. Boathouses are seen on the shore.
Photograph

Warships Near Cape Gloucester

Date: 12 26 1943
Description: Elevated view, perhaps from an American Cruiser, of warships leaving the base heading for the bombardment of Cape Gloucester, New Britain, New Guinea (pres...
Photograph

World War I Artillery Piece

Date: 1962
Description: Field artillery piece of the First World War pointing across the Rock River from the grounds of the American Legion post.
Poster

That Liberty Shall Not Perish From the Earth

Date: 1918
Description: United States government bonds poster in the Fourth Liberty Loan "B" series. "Buy Liberty Bonds. Fourth Liberty Loan." Depicts enemy aircraft bombing New Y...
Poster

Beat Back The Hun with Liberty Bonds

Date: 1918
Description: United States Department of the Treasury Liberty bonds poster. Depicts a giant German soldier, with blood on his hands and rifle bayonet, leaning over the ...
Photograph

Caterpillar Holt G-9 Tank

Date: 1917
Description: Prototype of a G-9 Caterpillar tank during a demonstration for members of the United States Army at the Los Angeles River. Two men stand on the left.
Photograph

Crowd at Pier

Date: 02 01 1919
Description: View from ship as a crowd on a pier is saying goodbye to "Espagne" as it is sailing away. Captioned: "The crowd at the pier as the 'Espagne' left for Borde...
Photograph

Delivery Road in France

Date: 02 01 1919
Description: A delivery road in France, filled with water reflecting the trees on both sides. Captioned: "A typical tree-lined country road in France. In delivery at ni...
Photograph

140 m/m Gun

Date: 02 01 1919
Description: Four men posing with a large gun on the deck of a ship. Caption reads: "140 m/m gun on stern of French liner 'Rochambeau' on which I returned to America. (...
Poster

Every Girl Pulling For Victory

Date: 1918
Description: Illustrated WWI poster featuring a woman in a sailor suit rowing a small boat. A blue star and the word 'Victory' appear on the stern of the boat. The post...
Poster

Save the products of the Land

Date: 1917
Description: Poster with an illustration of fish swimming underwater among seaweed. Advocates eating fish rather than other meat sources. The rest of the text reads: "E...
Photograph

The Ships are Coming

Date: 1917
Description: Poster with an illustration of a bird's-eye view of a large bald eagle flying over a convoy of ships, which are headed towards a fire or explosion over the...

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