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1918
Keystone View Company
Ruins of Longpont Village and Abbey, France
A dirt road running through a destroyed town in Northern France. In the distance stands the the ruins of the Abbey Church of Longpont.
GLC09584.232
circa 1901
unkown
[Note]
A short note that accompanied GLC09585.01-.03. The note states "Letters written home by Aunt Marrietta Manchester killed by Chinese at Boxer Rebellion at China. Saxton Manchester's sister."
GLC09585.04
1918-1920
Various
[Scrapbook belonging to synagogues in New York and Georgia, 1918-1920]
One scrapbook of 46 bulletins belonging to three synagogues dated 1918-1920. Flyers were printed by the Synagogue of Flushing, New York; the Free Synagogue of Washington Heights, New York; and Congregation B'nai Israel of Athens, Georgia. Contains...
GLC09675
ca. 1932
Osuna, J.J., (fl. 1901-1905)
An Indian in Spite of Myself
A six-page essay, in which the author, J.J. Osuna, describes his move from Puerto Rico to the U.S. to attend the Carlisle Indian School in 1901. He writes about how sad he was to leave his mother, about the journey over, and about the school itself...
GLC09565.18
1914-1918
Cardinal Mercier, Renowned Belgian Prelate, Speaking at Dinant, Belgium
Cardinal Mercier speaks to a crowd at the cathedral in Dinant, Belgium, a town that suffered a massacre of Belgian civilians when the Germans invaded in 1914. Mercier was known for speaking out passionately against German atocities in Beglium...
GLC09584.014
Mass in the Allied Trenches on the Western Front
During the war, priests of the Catholic Church held services for the soldiers. Masses were often held in dug-outs in the front line trenches. It was a solemn scene because of the reality of death these men faced.
GLC09584.104
7 April 1918
Dawes, Charles G. (1865-1951)
to my dear mother
He has enclosed a statement of the First Presbysterian Church. William has volunteered for the tank service and will undergo five weeks of training.
GLC02679.13
15 June 1918
He showed a letter she wrote to General Pershing. He too has a pious mother. One day General Pershing will visit her.
GLC02679.18
13 September 1918
Dawes, Charles (1865-1951)
He saw a bombardment recently at the [Chaucien?] de dames. While there he stopped in a cathedral and picked up a pamphlet which he has enclosed (not in folder.)
GLC02679.22
2 May 1919
Dawes, William C. (fl. 1919-)
to Charles Dawes
He is excited about his upcoming visit. He asks Charles to be the godfather of his grandson.
GLC02679.31
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