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1914-1918
Keystone View Company
Vise, Belgium, Scene of the First Conflict of the War
View of buildings and their reflections in the Meuse River after the first clash of World War I.
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circa 1917
The H.C. Miner Litho. Co
The Navy needs you! Don't read American history - Make it!
Poster by Flagg, James Montgomery (1870-1960) showing a sailor taking a man in a suit by the shoulder, and gesturing toward battleships at sea and a figure of Liberty waving the American flag.
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Observation Balloon Fatally Pierced by Incendiary Bullets from American Plane.
A view from the ground of a German observation balloon exploding after receiving fire from an American warplane. The silhouette of a passenger basket can be seen hanging from the bottom of the balloon.
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American Barracks and Railroad Yards near Bordeaux, from Tower No. 2
A view from the top of an American-built steel tower outside of Bordeaux, France. Below, there are army barracks and railroad tracks. A soldier stands on the tower, at the joint of four steel beams.
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1917
British Soldiers Gleaning in the Fields of War, Menin Road.
A British soldier uses a long plank to move a piece of wood aside on a ravaged battlefield at Menin Road, likely to pick up a valuable left behind by a fallen German.
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9 May 1918
Hoover, Herbert (1874-1964)
[Acknowledging America's debt to Italy for help in World War I]
On the third anniversary of Italy's entrance into World War I, Hoover, who was then the U.S. Food Administrator under President Wilson, acknowledges "our indebtedness to the country to which we are bound, not only by ties historical, but also by...
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Lafayette, We Are Here! First American Soldiers that Marched in Paris.
Rows of American soldiers march down a street in Paris. The sidewalks and balconies are thick with civilians watching the parade.
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General Pershing Awarding Congressional Medals to Brave American Boys, Chaumont, France.
A line of soldiers stand in a snowy field outside of the American General Headquarters in Chaumont, France. General Pershing pins them with Congressional Medals of Honor.
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Wilson, Woodrow (1856-1924)
Why We are at War. Messages to Congress January to April, 1917
Signed in front endpaper. Content surrounding America's entry into World War I. Deckle edges.
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Turks Eager for War--Germany's Most Distant Ally Mobilizing Her Army.
A parade of Turks (possibly soldiers) march through the streets holding flags.
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