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| Date: | 10 08 1944 |
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| Description: | Chaplain Captain Allan R. Fredine holds a Protestant church service in a roundhouse used by the 757th Railway Shop Battalion in Cherbourg, France. He is us... |
| Date: | 07 14 1943 |
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| Description: | Colonel B. Tormey, Chief Censor — Southwest Pacific Area, sits in his well-lighted office at Camp Cable, near Brisbane, Australia. Robert Doyle's articles ... |
| Date: | 09 05 1950 |
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| Description: | Three Marine reservists check over reading materials for their trip to the West Coast for active duty. They are: Pfc. D.K. Cartter, 1817 Kendall Avenue,Cor... |
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| Description: | German instruction in Alsace. The children are sitting on benches outdoors. A soldier is conducting the class since the teacher has been inducted into serv... |
| Date: | 10 08 1944 |
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| Description: | Chaplain Captain Allan R. Fredine holds a Protestant church service in a roundhouse used by the 757th Railway Shop Battalion in Cherbourg, France. He is us... |
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| Description: | Soldiers reading books and the paper on a break from life on the front. The "Kaisereck" convalescence home for wounded soldiers on Hartenbergstrasse 16 (Be... |
| Date: | 1944 |
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| Description: | Robert Doyle as he reads and writes indoors. He is wearing a bracelet (perhaps an ID) on his right wrist, and is holding a cigarette. Another man sitting b... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Interior view of the officers quarters of the 310th United States Engineers. On the far wall is a stone fireplace which displays a portrait of General John... |
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| Description: | Carte-de-visite full length portrait of a young soldier posing next to a table. His hand is resting on what appears to be a book. The reverse of the card i... |
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| Description: | The pursuit of art during wartime. Professor Liebmann's statue “Amor,” Berlin. |
| Date: | 1881 |
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| Description: | Stuffed Old Abe, the Wisconsin Civil War eagle, perched on an American flag with a copy of the New Testament propped in front. |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Detail from original of the family. Original caption reads: "Norwegian family posing with their household possessions, in front of their home. The man dres... |
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| Description: | Full-length carte-de-visite portrait of George W. Honey, F & S, 4th Wisconsin Cavalry, standing, wearing clergy dress and holding a bible. |
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| Description: | Seated carte-de-visite portrait of James Williams, Company A, 4th Wisconsin Cavalry, sitting and reading a book in front of a painted backdrop. |
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| Description: | Group of relics of Edward Winslow, pilgrim leader and governor of Plymouth Colony. Features sword, crest, portrait, book, a locking box, a set of baby shoe... |
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| Description: | Seated carte-de-viste portrait of Thomas M. Heard (residence: Lorain County, Ohio), Company K, 2nd Ohio Heavy Artillery. He is sitting at a table with his ... |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Norwegian family posing with their household possessions, in front of their home. The man dressed in military uniform is a Civil War veteran. Madison, Wisc... |
| Date: | 09 1917 |
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| 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... |
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| Description: | Interior view of a farmhouse. The living room features a potbelly stove and a rocking chair. The portrait of a man hangs on the wall above a table lined ... |
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| Description: | Collection point at the National Library in Berlin for books for the wounded. Books are being packed in crates to make them available to hospitals. |
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