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First call I need you in the Navy this minute! Our country will always be proudest of those who answered the first call.

First call I need you in the Navy this minute! Our country will always...

Recruiting poster showing Uncle Sam. Public domain scan of World War One propaganda poster, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Zeichnet 7. Kriegsanleihe / Alfred Offner.

Zeichnet 7. Kriegsanleihe / Alfred Offner.

Poster shows soldiers and their weapons behind a barricade of Austrian coins. Text: Subscribe to the 7th War Loan, Vienna Commercial Bank.

Crédit National pour faciliter la réparation des dommages causés par la guerre. Souscrivez pour hâter la renaissance des pays dévasdéts

Crédit National pour faciliter la réparation des dommages causés par l...

A village destroyed by war. Translation of title: Crédit National to ease the reparations of war damages. Subscribe to accerlate the revival of the devastated areas. Signed: Constant-Duval. Promotional goal: F... More

Wrecked zep. [zeppelin] in France

Wrecked zep. [zeppelin] in France

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Raising Honor Flag of 3d Liberty Loan on Treasury

Raising Honor Flag of 3d Liberty Loan on Treasury

A group of men standing in front of a crowd. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Liberty Loan tank - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Liberty Loan tank - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Kaiserin gives roses to departing officers

Kaiserin gives roses to departing officers

Photograph shows Augusta Viktoria of Schlewig-Holstein (1858-1921) last German Empress and Queen of Prussia with German soldiers. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)

Aldershot - recruits on practice hike

Aldershot - recruits on practice hike

Photograph shows British soldiers at Aldershot army camp in England during World War I. Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library... More

Kaiser & sons - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Kaiser & sons - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photograph shows the sons of Kaiser Wilhelm II: Wilhelm, German Crown Prince; Prince Eitel Friedrich, Prince Adalbert, Prince August Wilhelm, Prince Oskar, and Prince Joachim. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)

Secty. Baker reviewing all American Detachment, Oct. 18/19

Secty. Baker reviewing all American Detachment, Oct. 18/19

Picryl description: Public domain image of military personnel, conscription, group of people in uniform, armed forces, infantry, war activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Col. E.M. House - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Col. E.M. House - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photograph shows American diplomat, politician and presidential advisor Edward Mandell House (1858-1938) also known as Colonel House. He was a foreign policy advisor to President Woodrow Wilson during World War... More

German Caddies - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

German Caddies - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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General von Gallwitz, George Grantham Bain Collection

General von Gallwitz, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows German general Max Karl Wilhelm von Gallwitz (1852- 1937) who served in World War I. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2013) Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative. Fo... More

ANDREA DORIA, Italy. Warship photograph collection

ANDREA DORIA, Italy. Warship photograph collection

Photograph shows the Italian battleship Andrea Doria which served in World War I and II. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2012)

ANDREA DORIA, Italy, George Grantham Bain Collection

ANDREA DORIA, Italy, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows the Italian battleship Andrea Doria which served in World War I and II. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2012) Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative. Forms part of: ... More

U.S. Consul General in Berlin reports to President Roosevelt. Washington, D.C., Dec. 1. Raymond H. Geist, U.S. Consul General in Berlin, leaving the White House today after giving President Roosevelt a first-hand report on European war conditions and Germany. Geist left Germany on Oct. 9, more than a month after the war started

U.S. Consul General in Berlin reports to President Roosevelt. Washingt...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

General Von Reckowski i.e., Rekowski

General Von Reckowski i.e., Rekowski

Photograph shows General Otto Gynz von Rekowski (1850-1915) who served in the German Army during World War I. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2012) Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the nega... More

[Market, Wash. D.C., World War I period]

[Market, Wash. D.C., World War I period]

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Lt. Von Mucke in Berlin - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Lt. Von Mucke in Berlin - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photograph shows Lieutenant Hellmuth von Mucke (1881-1957), a German Marine officer who served aboard the Emden in World War I; taken May 1915, possibly later. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2012) Title from ... More

Liberty Loan group, Hotel Gordon

Liberty Loan group, Hotel Gordon

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General Mackensen, George Grantham Bain Collection

General Mackensen, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows August von Mackensen (1849-1945), a German soldier and field marshal who served during World War I. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2012) Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on t... More

Possible key metal monopoly committee's study. Washington, D.C., May 8. The temporary National Economic Committee turned its investigation today upon the little known beryllium industry. Senator Joseph O'Mahoney, Co-chairman of the Committee, is shown here with Andrew Gahagan, President of the Beryllium Corp., of Temple, Pennsylvania, examining the crude ore and a sample hammer which is made from an alloy with beryllium. Gahagan described beryllium as an element, fourth in atomic weight from hydrogen, which can be combined with copper or nickel and certain other metals, to produce alloys of extraordinary hardness, lightness, and strength. The committee suspects that the metal may become a key material in industrial and war supply problems

Possible key metal monopoly committee's study. Washington, D.C., May 8...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

General Sir H. Smith-Dorrien - Public domain photograph, glass negative

General Sir H. Smith-Dorrien - Public domain photograph, glass negativ...

Photograph shows General Sir Horace Lockwood Smith-Dorrien (1858- 1930), who served during World War I. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2012)

General Neidenoff, George Grantham Bain Collection

General Neidenoff, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows Bulgarian General Kalin Neidenoff (1865-1925), who served as Minister of Defense of Bulgaria during World War I. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2013) Title from data provided by the Bain News... More

Finland drinks a toast. Washington, D.C., Dec. 15. Open House was the order of the day today at the Legation of Finland here. Toasts were drunk to the health of their President Pehr Evind Svinhufvudt [Svinhufvud], who is celebrating his 75th birthday today; Finland also paid her war debt installment due today to the United States, the only debtor nation to do so, which was another reason to rejoice. Pictured here are Dr. Eero Jarnefelt, (left) Finland Minister to the United States, and Dr. Sigurd Von Numers, Secretary of the Legation

Finland drinks a toast. Washington, D.C., Dec. 15. Open House was the ...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

British armored autos in France

British armored autos in France

Photograph shows British soldiers and cars in France during World War I. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011) Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative. Forms part of: George Grantham ... More

German Military aviator starting

German Military aviator starting

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Count von Bernstorff of Germany /

Count von Bernstorff of Germany /

Medium close shot of Count Johann von Bernstorff, German Ambassador to the U.S. (1908-1917), sitting and talking with an unidentified man in a car.

General Fieldmarshall von der Goltz

General Fieldmarshall von der Goltz

Photograph shows Wilhelm Leopold Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz (1843-1916), a Prussian Field Marshal who served in World War I. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011) Title from data provided by the Bain News S... More

Socialist Norman Thomas at peace rally. Washington, D.C., June 8. 1,100 people crowded into an antiwar mass meeting held here last night. Condemnation of 'war hysteria' and defense policies were voiced by leaders of congressional, labor, student, and women's groups. Norman Thomas, socialist candidate for Presidency, urged the establishment of camps in this country to care for European refugees. He warned against 'hysterical armament economics - unnecessary for the protection of our homes' - and declared American civil liberties had already been infringed upon by 'war hysteria'

Socialist Norman Thomas at peace rally. Washington, D.C., June 8. 1,10...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

War Secretary. Washington, D.C., March 1. Secretary of War Harry H. Woodring, from a new informal picture made at his desk

War Secretary. Washington, D.C., March 1. Secretary of War Harry H. Wo...

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German -- Captured French Plane -- Morane Sport type

German -- Captured French Plane -- Morane Sport type

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General Sir Beauchamp Duff - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

General Sir Beauchamp Duff - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photograph shows General Sir Beauchamp Duff (1855-1918) who served in the British Indian Army in World War I as Commander in Chief. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2014)

Capt. Meyer-Waldeck - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Capt. Meyer-Waldeck - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photograph shows Alfred Wilhelm Moritz Meyer (1864-1928), a Navy captain and Governor of the German controlled port of Tsingtau (now Quingdao), China during World War I. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2012)

Maharaja of Bikaner, George Grantham Bain Collection

Maharaja of Bikaner, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows General Sir Ganga Singh (1880-1943), the Maharaja of the state of Bikaner, India. He served in the British Imperial War Cabinet during World War I as its only non-Anglo member. (Source: Flickr ... More

Liberty Loan poster - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Liberty Loan poster - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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German hospital train - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

German hospital train - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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General Ivanoff - Public domain dedication image

General Ivanoff - Public domain dedication image

Photograph shows Nikolay Iudovich Ivanov (1851-1919) who served as a general in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2013)

Crown Prince -- Germ. i.e., Germany

Crown Prince -- Germ. i.e., Germany

Photograph shows German Crown Prince Wilhelm (1882-1951) with two other soldiers during World War I. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015) Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative. For... More

Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.

Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.

A black and white photo of a man reading a newspaper, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture in Wash... More

French Aviator Burri - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

French Aviator Burri - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photo shows Swiss aviator Ernest Burri who flew for the French in World War I. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2008)

Liberty Loan Poster - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Liberty Loan Poster - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Ocean liners: Reverend H.R. Salisbury

Ocean liners: Reverend H.R. Salisbury

Photograph shows Rev. Homer Russell Salisbury (1870-1915), administrator and Superintendent of the Seventh Day Adventists for India, who died during the sinking of the SS Persia by German torpedoes on December ... More

Mrs. Wynne in Western Trenches - Public domain portrait photograph

Mrs. Wynne in Western Trenches - Public domain portrait photograph

Photograph shows Hilda Wynne of the British Red Cross with soldiers during World War I. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2013) Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative. Forms part of: G... More

Mme. J.J. Jusserand - Public domain portrait photograph

Mme. J.J. Jusserand - Public domain portrait photograph

Photograph shows Elise Richards Jusserand, born in Paris, France to American parents, who became the wife of Jean Jules Jusserand, French ambassador to the United States during World War I. (Source: Flickr Comm... More

General Litzmann - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

General Litzmann - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photograph shows Karl Litzmann (1850-1936), German World War I infantry general and later a Nazi official. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2013)

Senate clock for new neutrality bill. Washington D.C. The three of the four senators that have formed a bill to be presented to Congress on neutrality. The bill will regulate all commerce in time of war and instruct the President to confine all commerce with belligerents on a "cash and carry" basis. Left to right: Senator Gerald P. Nye of North Dakota, Sen. Bennett Champ Clark of Mo., and Sen. Arthur Vanderberg of Mich pouring over their new bill

Senate clock for new neutrality bill. Washington D.C. The three of the...

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German & Austrian prisoners in Russia

German & Austrian prisoners in Russia

Photograph shows German and Austrian prisoners in Russia during World War I. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2012) Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative. Forms part of: George Grant... More

General Sir. I. Hamilton - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

General Sir. I. Hamilton - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photograph shows General Sir Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton (1853- 1947) who led the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force at the Battle of Gallipoli during World War I. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011) Title... More

Old friends meet at federal Reserve building dedication. Washington, D.C., Oct. 20. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, widow of the war-time President who founded the Federal Reserve System, chats with Senator Carter Glass of Virginia as they attend the ceremonies dedicating the new Federal Reserve building today. Senator Glass was Secretary of the Treasury during the Wilson Administration and helped frame the Federal Reserve Legislation. 10/20/37

Old friends meet at federal Reserve building dedication. Washington, D...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

VFW National Committee testifies before Dies Committee. Washington, D.C., Dec. 8. Appearing before the House Committee Investigating Un-American Activities, Eugene I. Van Antwerp, National Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, today advocated enforced state and federal registration of all organizations which disseminate propaganda in the United States. He also proposed reduction of present immigration quotes by 90 per cent and elimination from relief rolls of Aliens who have not declared their intention of becoming citizens

VFW National Committee testifies before Dies Committee. Washington, D....

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General F.C. Shaw, George Grantham Bain Collection

General F.C. Shaw, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Charles Shaw (1861-1942), a British Army general who served in the Boer War and the First World War. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2013) Title from data pro... More

George Doherty Johnston, 1832-1910, Confederate States of America.

George Doherty Johnston, 1832-1910, Confederate States of America.

Half lgth., facing slightly right. CSA general. Civil War Collection. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: BI; Shelf.

Jerusalem (El-Kouds). Jaffa Gate

Jerusalem (El-Kouds). Jaffa Gate

Title from: Catalogue of photographs made by the American Colony ... 1914. Caption continues from catalog: Jaffa Gate showing clock tower, 1914-1918. On negative: 5029. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

Liberty Loan Poster - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Liberty Loan Poster - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Auto magnates appear before Monopoly Committee. Washington, D.C., Dec. 6. Into a huddle went Paul G. Hoffman, right, President of the Studebaker Corporation and H.C. Vance, Chairman of the Board, just before they appeared before the Monopoly Committee today. Both declared before the committee that the automobile industry, and American producers in general, do not wish to take advantage of the European war to raise prices

Auto magnates appear before Monopoly Committee. Washington, D.C., Dec....

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

French Ambassador gets last-minute glimpse of war news before leaving for White House. Washington, D.C., Dec. 14. Count de Saint-Quentin, French Ambassador to the United States, finds time for a hurried glance at the latest war news before leaving the embassy for the Diplomatic reception at the White House tonight

French Ambassador gets last-minute glimpse of war news before leaving ...

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Henry Morgenthau, George Grantham Bain Collection

Henry Morgenthau, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photo shows Henry Morgenthau (1856-1946), lawyer, businessman and United States ambassador to the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2010) Title from data provided by th... More

Sen. Taft returns for Congressional opening. Washington, D.C., Jan. 2. Back from a swing around the country on which he said he learned that 'sentiment against the New Deal is constantly rising,' Senator Robert A. Taft, Republican of Ohio, today told reporters the neutrality zone policy 'tends to involve us in disputes with other nations that might conceivably lead to war.' He added that attempts by the U.S. and other American countries to enforce a security zone around North and South American are perfectly indefensible and ridiculous

Sen. Taft returns for Congressional opening. Washington, D.C., Jan. 2....

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

War Department besieged by job applicants. Washington, D.C., June 12. Defense preparations have resulted in an unusual rush of applicants for jobs in the War Department. So much so, War Department officials have set aside a special space on the ground floor for interviews and the fillings out of application blanks

War Department besieged by job applicants. Washington, D.C., June 12. ...

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Admires plaque to late President Wilson. Washington, D.C., Oct. 20. Passing through the main corridor of the new Federal Reserve Board building today while on the way to attend the dedication ceremonies, Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, widow of the War President paused to view the plaque in honor of her late husband, who founded the Federal Reserve System. 10/20/37

Admires plaque to late President Wilson. Washington, D.C., Oct. 20. Pa...

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Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.

Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.

A black and white photo of people working at desks, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture in Washin... More

Liberty Loan Poster - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Liberty Loan Poster - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Sponsors of bill to prevent war profiteering meet with American Legion representative. Washington, D.C., Jan. 7. Senator Morris Shappard, left and Rep. Lister Hill, right, Chairman of the Senate and House committees on military affairs, said today they would press for earliest action on their war profiteering bill. Col. John Thomas Taylor, Chairman of the legislative committee of the American Legion, who are sponsoring the bill, is shown with the Senators. The bill is designed to prevent profiteering in time of war and to equalize the burdens of war and thus provide for the National defense, and promote peace

Sponsors of bill to prevent war profiteering meet with American Legion...

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DCM 0479: V. Kohlert's Söhne One-Handed Flute in C, for the left hand

DCM 0479: V. Kohlert's Söhne One-Handed Flute in C, for the left hand

See DCM 478. This is made in reverse for a performer missing the right hand and/or arm. Instrument type: One-Handed Flute in C, for the left hand Medium: Grenadilla(?), nickel silver keys and ferrules.; 67.55 ... More

Liberty Loan poster - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Liberty Loan poster - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Senators LaFollette and NYE confer on Ludlow bill. Washington, D.C., May 10. Senator Robert M. LaFollette, Jr., who was first witness before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing witnesses on the Ludlow Resolution to have war declarations submitted to vote by the people, finished his testimony and leaned over the shoulder of Senator Gerald -Mun'tions- NYE to tell him of a new argument for the resolution

Senators LaFollette and NYE confer on Ludlow bill. Washington, D.C., M...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Woman's Liberty Loan Committee - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Woman's Liberty Loan Committee - Glass negative photogrpah. Public dom...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Cabinet arrives to hear President address 76th Congress. Washington, D.C., Jan. 4. Led by Secretary of War Woodring and the new Attorney General Frank Murphy, members of the cabinet are pictured arriving at the House chamber today to hear President Roosevelt address the 76th Congress

Cabinet arrives to hear President address 76th Congress. Washington, D...

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Welles named Chairman of the Pan American Committee to study war economic problems. Washington, D.C., Nov. 15. Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles, shown here talking to Dr. Esteban Jaramillo, delegate from Columbia, who was made Vice Chairman, today was unanimously elected Chairman of the Inter-American Economic and Financial Advisory Committee which was organized to study economic problems arising from the European war

Welles named Chairman of the Pan American Committee to study war econo...

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Woman's Liberty Loan Committee - Public domain image related to music prformance, photograph

Woman's Liberty Loan Committee - Public domain image related to music ...

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Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.

Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.

A black and white photo of a man in a suit shaking hands, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture in ... More

Sinaihalbinsel Ostseite: Wâdi Ṭâba. 1914.

Sinaihalbinsel Ostseite: Wâdi Ṭâba. 1914.

Plate 86 in portfolio: Bilder aus Palästina. Nord-Arabien und dem Sinai. Berlin : Dietrich Riemer, 1916. Letterpress caption in German. Translated title by Library staff. Photograph taken from the outlet of W... More

Liberty Loan poster - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Liberty Loan poster - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Pershing Guest of Honor of Baltic Club. Washington, D.C., June 1. General John J. Pershing was Guest of Honor tonight at the annual dinner of the Baltic Club, which is comprised of members of the A.E.F. who served overseas with the famous General during the World War. Left to right : Maj. General James G. Harbord, Toastmaster, who was Pershing's Chief of Staff in France; General Pershing; and Maj. General Merritte Ireland, who was Asst. Surgeon General was responsible for the health of the troops in France during the World War

Pershing Guest of Honor of Baltic Club. Washington, D.C., June 1. Gene...

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Sinaihalbinsel Ostseite, Insel Grêje oder Ǧezīret Farʻûn mit mittelalterlichem Kastell. 1914.

Sinaihalbinsel Ostseite, Insel Grêje oder Ǧezīret Farʻûn mit mittelalt...

Plate 87 in portfolio: Bilder aus Palästina. Nord-Arabien und dem Sinai. Berlin : Dietrich Riemer, 1916. Letterpress caption in German. Translated title by Library staff. Photograph taken from the western co... More

Official greeters. Washington, D.C., May 8. The official receiving line at the first official reception of the 10th International Congress of Military Medicine and Pharmacy was snapped tonight just before festivities started. Left to right: Mrs. Reynolds, Major General Charles R. Reynolds, Mrs. Harry Woodring, and Secretary of War Harry Woodring

Official greeters. Washington, D.C., May 8. The official receiving lin...

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Chartres, Robert Philippe Lousi Eugène Ferdinand d'Orléans, Duc de, 1840-1910

Chartres, Robert Philippe Lousi Eugène Ferdinand d'Orléans, Duc de, 18...

Full length, in uniform, standing, facing left. #2819. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: PI; Shelf. Chart... More

Republican Senators honor birth of Ethan Allen. Washington, D.C., Jan. 11. Republican members of Congress from Vermont paid tribute to Ethan Allen, Revolutionary hero, today on the 200th anniversary of his birth. They are shown placing a wreath at the statue of Allen in Statuary Hall. Left to right: Senator Ernest Gibson; Senator Warren R. Austin, and Rep. Charles A. Plumley

Republican Senators honor birth of Ethan Allen. Washington, D.C., Jan....

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Advisory Committee at War Risk, July 15/19

Advisory Committee at War Risk, July 15/19

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Advisory Committee at War Risk, July 15/19

Advisory Committee at War Risk, July 15/19

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Mrs. Wilson's Liberty Loan card

Mrs. Wilson's Liberty Loan card

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Immediate legislation needed to take profits out of war, Legion commander tells House committee. Washington D.C. Testifying before the House Military Affairs Committee today, National Commander Harty Colmery, of the American Legion, declared that the European situation had caused a "very definate" public demand for legislation to "take the profits out of war" appearing as the first witness in the Sheppard-Hill bill hearings providing for industrial mobilization and powers for the President to fix price ceilings during war periods, Colmery asserted that the measure would be a powerful deterrent to war

Immediate legislation needed to take profits out of war, Legion comman...

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Wheeler hits sale of guns at peace rally. Washington, D.C., June 8. Condemnation of 'war hysteria' and defense policies was voiced last night by leaders of congressional, labor, student, and women's groups at an antiwar mass meeting. Over 1,100 persons attended. Senator Burton K. Wheeler, Democrat, of Montana, struck at Administration proposals to sell the Allies supplies of rifles, 75 millimeter guns and ammunition 'officially described as obsolete.' He further stated, ' I want to do everything to help the Allies stamp out the brutal forces which seek to dominate Europe and perhaps the rest of the world, but setting the United States on fire will not help cut out the fire in Europe'

Wheeler hits sale of guns at peace rally. Washington, D.C., June 8. Co...

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Woman's Liberty Loan Committee - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Woman's Liberty Loan Committee - Glass negative photogrpah. Public dom...

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Officials honor president's seventh year in White House. Washington, D.C., March 4.President Roosevelt begins his eighth year in the White House today. In observance of the anniversary of his inauguration the President attended services at St. John's Episcopal Church. Congressional leaders, cabinet members and intimates joined the President at prayer services. Secretary of War Harry Woodring and Mrs. Woodring are pictured here as they attended the services

Officials honor president's seventh year in White House. Washington, D...

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H. Morgenthau, George Grantham Bain Collection

H. Morgenthau, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photo shows Henry Morgenthau (1856-1946), lawyer, businessman and United States ambassador to the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2010) Title from data provided by th... More

Henry Morgenthau, George Grantham Bain Collection

Henry Morgenthau, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photo shows Henry Morgenthau (1856-1946), lawyer, businessman and United States ambassador to the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2010) Title from data provided by th... More

Sinaihalbinsel Ostseite, Ehemaliger ägyptischer Posten Nuwêbiʻ. 1914.

Sinaihalbinsel Ostseite, Ehemaliger ägyptischer Posten Nuwêbiʻ. 1914.

Plate 88 in portfolio: Bilder aus Palästina. Nord-Arabien und dem Sinai. Berlin : Dietrich Riemer, 1916. Letterpress caption in German. Translated title by Library staff. Photograph taken from the outlet of W... More

Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.

Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.

A man sitting at a desk with a pipe in his mouth, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture in Washingt... More

All American Detachments, Captain, Oct. 18/19

All American Detachments, Captain, Oct. 18/19

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Lest we forget' buddy poppies. Washington, D.C., May 10. In tribute to the officers and enlisted men of the navy and marine corps who have given their lives in the naval service, a six foot anchor made entirely of poppies was formally presented to Secretary of the Navy, Claude A. Swanson today by the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. Left to right are: Lieut. Charles E. Weickhardt, Naval Liason Officer of the Vets of Foreign Wars; Rear Admiral James O. Richardson of the Bureau of Navigation; Admiral W.D. Leahy, Chief of Naval Operations; Major General William P. Upshur, Maj. General Commandant of the Marine Corps; and Secretary Swanson, seated

Lest we forget' buddy poppies. Washington, D.C., May 10. In tribute to...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Mayor Hague battler favors Ludlow Amendment. Washington, D.C., May 10. New York Attorney Morris Ernst, writer and lawyer who battled Mayor Hague in civil liberty cases, appeared as witness today before a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee to favor the Ludlow resolution to place the power of declaring aggressive war in the hands of voters. Ernst said that the founding fathers intended that the power be given [to] the people, but that interpretation and usage had disallowed it

Mayor Hague battler favors Ludlow Amendment. Washington, D.C., May 10....

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.

Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.

A black and white photo of a man sitting at a desk, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture in Washin... More

Grp. at Hotel Gordon. Liberty Loan speaking

Grp. at Hotel Gordon. Liberty Loan speaking

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

John Creed Moore, 1824-1910, Confederate States of America.

John Creed Moore, 1824-1910, Confederate States of America.

Half lgth., facing left. Col. 2d Tex. Vol. CSA general. No. 5892. Civil War Collection. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption car... More

Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, awarded D.S. Medal by Secty. of War Baker, 5/19/19

Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, awarded D.S. Medal by Secty. of War Baker, 5/19/...

An old photo of a man giving a woman something. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Henry Morgenthau - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Henry Morgenthau - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photo shows Henry Morgenthau (1856-1946), lawyer, businessman and United States ambassador to the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2010)

H. Morgenthau - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

H. Morgenthau - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photo shows Henry Morgenthau (1856-1946), lawyer, businessman and United States ambassador to the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2010)

New York Solon. Washington, D.C., May 12. Rep. Hamilton Fish, republican of New York, today urged Senate approval of his proposal to conduct a referendum on the question of draft of man power in the event of war. Fish said he believed such a referendum could be conducted without a constitutional amendment. He is pictured as he appeared before the Senate referendum hearing

New York Solon. Washington, D.C., May 12. Rep. Hamilton Fish, republic...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

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