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Found in 31 Collections and/or Records:

Air service mechanics school WWI-era photographs, 1917-1957

 Collection
Identifier: 2011-003
Scope and Contents

Photographic record of the men and their activities at the Air Service Mechanics School, Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas, 1917-1919 in 2 photo ablums plus loose photos and press cutting regarding Williamette National Cemetery. Most photo pages were annotated in white pencil by the owner.

Dates: 1917 - 1957

Alfred G. Lawson USS Paulding log, 1917-1919

 Collection
Identifier: 2010-063
Scope and Contents A WWI sailor log of Alfred George Lawson on the U. S. S. Paulding from 1917-1919, which describes Lawon's experiences on the U. S. destroyer and his daily activities. The U. S. S. Paulding's primary duty was to escort convoys and protect them from German u-boat attacks. Most of the entries are very brief, merely talking about the weather and whether they were in port or at sea. However, others are much more detailed, particularly in the cases where the U. S. S. Paulding sank a submarine...
Dates: 1917 - 1919

Alton Conrad Rowe WWI-era postcards, 1918-1919

 Collection
Identifier: 2009-018
Scope and Contents Consists of 80 postcards, most of which are written by Corporal Alton Conrad Rowe, Jr. (Co. A, 301st Engineers AEF) to family members and to his fiance; mailed from Camp Devens (Massachusetts) as well as various places in France and Germany such as Paris, Coblenz, and Metz.The black & white, tinted, or full-color, postcards are comprised of photographic reproductions, artist's renderings and 2 actual photograph cards.The postcards are addressed as follows: 8...
Dates: 1918 - 1919

Armistice Day ceremony photograph, 1918

 Item
Identifier: 1000-131
Scope and Contents Photograph caption: "Early in 1918 President Wilson, together with the heads of othe Allied governments, decided to send troops to keep the German submarines from occupying the ice-free harbors of Murmansk and Archangel. The people of north Russia invited this action. Five thousand American troops and other from England, France and Italy were used. This occupation lasted about one and a half years. This photo by H. W. Wyckoff shows the ceremony celebrating the news of the armistice. The...
Dates: 1918

Charles G. Aldrich WWI-era photograph album, 1917-1920

 Collection
Identifier: 2012-033
Scope and Contents This collection documents the time of Charles G. Aldrich and his time in Siberia from 1917-1920. Aldrich was with the American Army/Navy, YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association). The photos document his time in Vladivostok during the Civil War. There are photos of a few other areas, including his time aboard the ship America, etc., but the majority are of Vladivostok. Included are a couple pieces of ephemera (hand drawn card, and certificate from G. S. Phelps, National Secretary to Russia...
Dates: 1917 - 1920

Dennis E. Nolan papers, 1918-1927

 Collection
Identifier: 2008-023
Dates: 1918 - 1927; Majority of material found within 1918 - 1919

George W. Sadlo WWI journal, 1918-1921

 Collection
Identifier: 2011-018
Scope and Contents Small journal, kept in a German pocket notebook, with handwritten entries by George W. Saldo while en route to and in France during the final months of the war; entries continue for several months following the Armistice. George W. Sadlo served as Musician 1st Class in the HQ Band GHQ (Chaumont, France), the 133rd Infantry Band, and the the 4th Infantry Band. Other items laid in includ 2 b/w snapshots of military bands on the march; postcard from Amra McDowell addressed to Geo. Sadlo...
Dates: 1918 - 1921

Harvey D. Higley WWI-era field notebook, approximately 1909-1921

 Collection
Identifier: 2005-020
Scope and Contents

American artillery field notebook, alphabetically tabbed, with typed and handwritten notes by various hands; photographic portrait of Major Harvey D. Higley; press clipping.

Dates: circa 1909-1920

Helen T. Slate collection of WWI-era ephemera, 1918

 Collection
Identifier: 2009-065-OVRSZ
Scope and Contents

Memorial Day Program, May 30th, 1918; Honor Roll and Service Flag Chart of the Village of Sag Harbor, Long Island, NY, bearing the name of Helen T. Slate handwritten at top; a small flag with 2.5 inch red border surrounding a cream-colored rectangle with a blue star at its center; and a miniature French flag.

Dates: 1918

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  • Subject: World War I Collection X

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Collection 27
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Subject
World War, 1914-1918. 17
World War, 1914-1918 -- Photographs. 15
World War, 1914-1918 -- Correspondence. 7
World War, 1914-1918 -- United States. 7
Special Collections -- Photographs -- World War, 1914-1918. 4
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World War, 1914-1918 -- France 4
World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations, American 3
World War, 1914-1918 -- Great Britain 3
World War, 1914-1918 -- Manuscripts 3
World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives -- United States. 3
Kelly Field (Tex.) -- Photographs 2
Special Collections -- Manuscripts -- World War, 1914-1918. 2
Special Collections -- Scrapbooks -- World War I. 2
World War, 1914-1918 -- Diaries 2
World War, 1914-1918 -- Naval Operations, British 2
World War, 1914-1918 -- Naval Operations, United States 2
Aeronautics, Military -- Texas -- San Antonio -- History 1
Aeronautics, Military -- United States -- History 1
Airplanes -- Design and construction 1
Airplanes -- Maintenance and repair. 1
Antiaircraft artillery -- United States -- History 1
Brest (France). 1
Cobh (Ireland). 1
Communications, Military. 1
Daily Mirror (London, England). 1
Destroyers -- Warships -- United States. 1
Europe -- Politics and government. 1
Flight training -- Technological innovations. 1
France -- Description and travel. 1
Kelly Field (Tex.) -- History. 1
London (England) -- Description and travel. 1
Munition workers -- United States 1
Navy-yards and naval stations, American. 1
Newton Lower Falls (Mass.) -- History 1
Paris (France) -- Description and travel. 1
Photographers -- Canada. 1
Postcards -- World War I. 1
Prisoners of war -- 1910-1920. 1
Queenstown, Ireland (Naval Base). 1
Special Collections -- Artwork. 1
Special Collections -- Correspondence. 1
Special Collections -- Ephemera -- Slate Helen T. 1
Special Collections -- Manuscripts -- Higley, Harvey D. 1
Special Collections -- Manuscripts -- Jager, Walter. 1
Special Collections -- Manuscripts -- Lawson, Alfred G. 1
Special Collections -- Manuscripts -- Nolan, Dennis E. 1
Special Collections -- Manuscripts -- Sadlo, George W. 1
Submarines (Ships) -- Germany. 1
Weapons industry -- Employees 1
Weapons industry -- History 1
World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations, French 1
World War, 1914-1918 -- Aftermath -- France 1
World War, 1914-1918 -- Artwork 1
World War, 1914-1918 -- Balloons 1
World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- France 1
World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Macedonia 1
World War, 1914-1918 -- Economic aspects 1
World War, 1914-1918 -- Germany 1
World War, 1914-1918 -- Hospitals 1
World War, 1914-1918 -- Medical care -- United States 1
World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives 1
World War, 1914-1918 -- Pictorial works. 1
World War, 1914-1918 -- Russia 1
World War, 1914-1919 -- Sources 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Photographs 1
World War, 1939-1945. 1
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