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World War, 1914-1918

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 72 Collections and/or Records:

Jobs for Fighters poster, 1918

 Item — Folder 1
Identifier: A2015-048
Content Description

This poster depicts a soldier holding his “Honorable Discharge” as he crosses a welcome mat to the offices of the Bureau for Returning Soldiers and Sailors. The Bureau was created in 1919 and served returning veterans of the First World War. The poster was created by artist Gordon Grant for the United States Employment Service and printed by the Thomas-Ellis Company.

Dates: 1918

K, 1922

 File
Scope and Contents

The following topics are mentioned: William H. Ketler, Lausanne, WWI, DeMolay, Thomas Kite, Burt Le Roy Knowles, James B. Krause

Dates: 1922

Knights of Columbus Easter Greetings While in Active Service postcard, circa 1919

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: A1993-034-001
Scope and Contents

Color lithograph with a divided front for the address and an undivded back for a message. On the left of the address is the Knights of Columbus' emblem and "Easter Greetings 1919." The postcard is framed in flower and bells with a cluster of American flags in the upper right corner. The top of the card reads "On Active Service A.E.F Overseas."

Dates: circa 1919

Letter to Masons of Philadelphia from Joseph L. Mann, 1918 September 28

 Item
Identifier: A2015-036
Scope and Contents

During the First World War, Joseph L. Mann, the Secretary of Meridian Sun Lodge, No. 158, petitions the Masons of Philadelphia to support the U.S. Government's Fourth Liberty Loan.

Dates: 1918 September 28

List of World War I ships that traveled from USA to Brest, France, circa 1917

 Item — Box 2, Folder: 1
Identifier: A1978-008-001
Scope and Contents

List of transport ships that traveled from USA to Brest, France. List written from U.S.S. Frederick. List in typescript

Dates: circa 1917

Loyal Order of Moose postcard, 1914-1918

 Item — Box 2
Identifier: A1993-038-006
Scope and Contents

Postcard shows an illustration of a moose standing in a field with an American flag waved in the distance by soldiers. A printed message on the bottom says that this card was distributed at a YMCA concert on the war front, by a representative of the Loyal Order of the Moose, and includes a message of well-being. The reverse has a printed message offering to help "your Boy in France" from the Loya Order of Moose in Paris.

Dates: 1914-1918

Marshall G. Soderblom World War I pamphlet collection, 1918

 Collection — Box 4, Folder: 1
Identifier: A2001-025
Scope and Contents

A collection of World War I pamphlets focused on rehabilitation and opportunities for returning soldiers.

Dates: 1918