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1 photo; 10 x 15 cm.

Women delegates to the 1886 convention of the Knights of Labor

Soldiers walking through chemical weapon clouds with gas masks on

Soldier during Bayonet training

Citizens were told to save these specific items.

Across the United States, the government, as well as the President was promoting citizens to ration their food due to shortages of supplies for the troops.

Arthur Zimmerman's telegram picked up by the British

This image comes from the Library of Congress Database

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W.E.B. Du Bois was a prominent African-American Civil Rights activist.

Image depicting the way of warfare fought during WWI, called "Trench Warfare". Trenches are still visible and walkable today.

Soldier during WW1 using a flamethrower in an open field

WW1 Machine Gun with troops presumably aiming down range at the opponent

Women were able to obtain more jobs during World War I when most of the men were fighting.

WW1 grenades that the americans used

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This was a poster signifying the time period during World War I when anyone critical of the United States Army would be penalized, essentially taking away free speech.

A small ad describing this remedy that will restore your grey hair to its natural color.

Print showing "The new year - how they began" and "The old year - how they came out" a series of vignettes depicting a man and a woman, each taking their first drink, until they succumb to alcoholism. The central panel details a young man taking…

1 map ; 43 x 50 cm.Relief shown by hachuresIncludes notesScale ca. 1:1,000,000 (W 135°--W 100°/N 55°--N 35°) The U.S. Corps of Topographical Engineers (under whose aegis Washington Hood created this map) was created in 1838. The U.S…

A sketch of the proposed City Hall and City Center for


Pullman.

1 map; 15 x 23 cm. This map comes from a souvenir booklet published specifically for distribution at the Washington State Building at the World's Colombian Exposition held in Chicago in 1893.

1 bird's-eye map: 15 x 23 cm. This map comes from a souvenir booklet published specifically for distribution at the Washington State Building at the World's Colombian Exposition held in Chicago in 1893. In 1903, Fairhaven merged with the nearby…

A man seeks enlightenment.

This is an engraving of penguin seen near the Cape of Good Hope and appears in a 1634 volume by Sir Thomas Herbert.