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Women at War

Date: 05 25 1917
Description: A World War I female factory worker dressed in a uniform repairing her own machinery.
Poster

Sow the Seeds of Victory!

Date: 1918
Description: World War I poster promoting individuals to garden and can vegetables for the war effort. Produced by the National War Garden Commission.
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Treasure and Trinket Fund

Date: 01 1918
Description: Mrs. William Bartlett of the Aviation Committee of the National Special Aid Society, examines metal objects donated by members to be sold to benefit Americ...
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Red Cross Nurses

Date: 1918
Description: Sisters Bettina (left) and Alice Jackson (right), wearing their World War I Red Cross uniforms.
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National Women's Service

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Description: National Women's Service. The bedding section.
Poster

You Can Help

Date: 1918
Description: World War I poster featuring a young woman sitting in a chair knitting. The symbol of the Red Cross is in the upper left corner. The poster reads: "You can...
Poster

GEE!! I Wish I Were A Man. I'd Join The Navy. Be a Man and Do It

Date: 1917
Description: United States Navy recruitment poster. Depicts a woman in a naval uniform.
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Sewing Room

Date: 
Description: View of the sewing room.
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View of the Cutting Room

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Description: Female volunteers cutting fabric.
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Female Auto Workers

Date: 1918
Description: Women working on the automobile assembly line at Nash Motors (later American Motors) during World War I.
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Bibles for Doughboys

Date: 09 1917
Description: Khaki-covered Bibles being made by the American Bible Society for American fighters during World War I. The goal was one million testaments. All the worker...
Photograph

War Worker

Date: 1918
Description: An unidentified woman who worked at the Four Wheel Drive factory in Clintonville assembling trucks during World War I. She is wearing a special uniform fo...
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Belgian Refugees Eating Soup

Date: 1914
Description: Belgian refugees sitting around a fire, eating soup.
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War Credits Bank

Date: 1914
Description: The War Credits Bank of Berlin located in the Wilhelmstrasse.
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Medical Depot

Date: 1914
Description: View of the interior of the medical depot with bandage preparation.
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Belgian Nuns Fleeing to Holland

Date: 1914
Description: Belgian nuns fleeing to Holland.
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Refugee Suffering

Date: 1914
Description: Homeless refugees resting by their belongings.
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Swiss Passport Control

Date: 
Description: Passport control on the Swiss border.
Poster

Joan of Arc Saved France

Date: 1918
Description: Poster depicts Joan of Arc. Text reads: "Joan of Arc Saved France. Women of America, Save Your Country. Buy War Savings Stamps. United States Treasury Depa...
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Metal Scrap Drives

Date: 1914
Description: Metal collecting site located in Friedenau (Berlin). Separating pieces of iron.

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