1914-1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Nursing Wounded Heroes Back to Health, Convalescent Hospital No. 5, New York

At a hospital in New York for returning soldiers, former soldiers lie on rows of beds, while nurses and visitors mull about.

GLC09584.287

1914-1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Wounded Soldier About to Undergo Operation: Hospital No. 5, New York

Surgeons and nurses surround a soldier lying on an operating table, about to perform an operation.

GLC09584.288

1914-1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Severely Wounded Being Transported to Hospital Ship from Transport, Hoboken

Soldiers carry a wounded man on a stretcher up the steps, boarding a ship.

GLC09584.289

15 December 1943

Graeff, Raymond James, 1889-1963

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Leonard Eugene Graeff

One letter from Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff to Leonard Eugene Graeff dated December 15, 1943. Raymond writes that Susan has been baking all day. They sent two boxes of Christmas gifts to him that afternoon. He was in town and got his father a hat for Christmas. He also cashed Leonard's Christmas check and paid his garage rent. The time Leonard suggested to call works for them. Raymond also suggests the next time he has leave visiting Chicago alone regardless if he can find accompaniment. Announces that the money Leonard sent for Christmas arrived. Raymond is glad that…

GLC09611.180

1918

Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Liberty Loan Committee

Poster

Title: "The Message to Send to Our Soldiers In France"

One poster entitled, "The Message to Send to Our Soldiers In France." Text pertains to sending a message to soldiers abroad in the form of bonds. Communicates that investing in bonds is just comforting to them as correspondence from family. Illustration is of a soldier reading a letter in the front lines from his parents that they had invested in bonds.

GLC09807.05

1918

Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Liberty Loan Committee

Poster

Title: "Oversubscribe this Victory Liberty Loan"

One poster entitled, "Oversubscribe this Victory Liberty Loan," dated 1918. Text refers to the service rendered by Sergeant Grady Parrish at Cote de Chatillon on October 16th. Advertisement suggests how Parrish wouldn't have been able to complete an attack against Prussians without weaponry. Artwork is a portrait of Parrish painted at the frontlines by Joseph Cummings Chase.

GLC09807.06

1917

American Lithographic Co.

Poster

Title: "The Child at Your Door"

One poster entitled, "The Child at Your Door." Refers to a campaign to raise $30 million for 400,000 orphans from Armenia, Greece, Syria and Persia organized by the American Committee Relief in the Near East. Illustration on poster consists of a pencil drawing of a young child with her hair covered staring at the viewer.

GLC09808.01

1917

American Lithographic Co.

Poster

Title: "Whose Limit Is All That He Can "

One poster entitled, "Whose Limit Is All That He Can." Text contains a poem attributed to "Observer R.F.C." Displays the difficulty for pilots fighting in France. Suggests that buying bonds will aid the cause during World War I. Illustration is of a French fighter plane shooting down a German fighter.

GLC09808.02

1917

Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Liberty Loan Committee

Poster

Title: "Die Siegesfreiheitsanleheihe" [The Victory Liberty bond]

One poster entitled, "Die Siegesfreiheitsanleheihe." Text refers to past German attacks on the English and Americans, with graphic description of the sinking of the Lusitania. Illustration is of a Skull with a bloody saber held through its teeth, adorned with a Prussian helmet while a scene of destruction is depicted in the background.

GLC09808.03

1917

Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Liberty Loan Committee

Poster

Title: "Home At Last From Overseas!"

One poster entitled, "Home At Last From Overseas!" Text refers to printed image of a soldier embracing his mother. States that investment in a $200 victory loan will allow soldiers to return home.

GLC09808.04

1917

Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Liberty Loan Committee

Poster

Title: "Europe's Future Map. A vision of Private Kutschkes of the German National Guard = Traumgebild des deutschen Landwehrmanns Kutschke!"

One poster entitled, "A vision of Private Kutschkes of the German National Guard = Traumgebild des deutschen Landwehrmanns Kutschke!" Advertisement for Liberty Bonds contains maps of the German empire in English and in German. Text likens the Kaiser to Napoleon Bonaparte.

GLC09808.05

1917

King, William B., 1880-1927

Poster

Title: "Lest They Perish"

One poster entitled, "Lest They Perish," pertaining to a campaign organized by American Committee for Relief in the Near East. The organization was meant to raise $30 million for refugees displaced by the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Image depicts a woman with her baby wrapped to her back surrounded by rubble.

GLC09809.02

1914-1918

Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Liberty Loan Committee

Header Record

Title: World War I posters [Decimalized .01-.06]

Collection of posters printed by the Liberty Loan Committee released during World War I. Consists of six posters related to recruitment and providing aid to Allied soldiers by pushing for citizens to invest in bonds.

GLC09807

1914-1918

Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Liberty Loan Committee

Poster

Title: "We Won't Come Back Till It's Over, Over There"

One poster entitled, "We Won't Come Back Till It's Over, Over There," printed by Liberty Loan Committee. Text in the poster refers to American, French and English soldiers fighting the German army, which has been referred to as "the Hun." Language expresses a push to buy bonds as a way to support soldiers. Imagery consists of men in uniform waving from a steam ship; a strip of paper with musical notation of a 1917 war song "Over There" ; and a smaller framed illustration of a soldier helped by an aiding arm to climb over a trench with the text, "Lend Him A Hand, Buy Liberty Bonds."

GLC09806.01

27 April 1918

Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Liberty Loan Committee

Poster

Title: "The Voice of Lincoln"

One poster entitled, "The Voice of Lincoln," printed by Liberty Loan Committee. Text in the poster refers to President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Language displays the alliance between America and France and alludes that investing in bonds would be the most supportive way to ensure a victory. Illustration depicts a scene of Abraham Lincoln delivering the Gettysburg Address.

GLC09806.02

1914-1918

Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Liberty Loan Committee

Poster

Title: "One Hundred Million Americans Must Enlist To Win The War"

One poster entitled, "One Hundred Million Americans Must Enlist To Win The War" printed by Liberty Loan Committee. Text in the poster creates a parallel between aiding the American soldiers to buy bonds. Imagery consists of a sailor and soldier waving the American flag in front of a crowd of people marching behind them.

GLC09806.03

1914-1918

Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Liberty Loan Committee

Poster

Title: "These Men Are Doing Their Part--Let Us Do Ours"

One poster entitled, "These Men Are Doing Their Part--Let Us Do Ours" printed by Liberty Loan Committee. Text in the poster refers to noble Prussian families, Junkers and Krupps. Language suggests that "Prussianism" must end, and Allied soldiers will achieve this if citizens back home invest in bonds. Imagery depicts soldiers running from trenches with explosions in the background.

GLC09806.04

1914-1918

Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Liberty Loan Committee

Poster

Title: "The Road to France He is Keeping It Open-- The Road to Berlin--The Guns that Do It--He is Making Them "

One poster entitled, "The Road to France He is Keeping It Open-- The Road to Berlin--The Guns that Do It--He is Making Them" printed by Liberty Loan Committee. Text aligns with portraits of three types of men aiding Allied forces during World War I; a U.S. sailor, a soldier from the Army and an engineer. Portraits signed by the artist James Montgomery Flagg.

GLC09806.05

1914-1918

Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Liberty Loan Committee

Poster

Title: "For those who gave their all"

One poster entitled, "For those who gave their all." Text pertains to a poem by Grantland Rice. Poem has been printed in its entirety and refers to the deaths of 47,000 American soldiers in France during World War I.

GLC09807.01

1918

Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Liberty Loan Committee

Poster

Title: "Keep the Faith! Invest in the Victory Liberty Loan!"

One poster entitled, "Keep the Faith! Invest in the Victory Liberty Loan!" Text displays a dedication to Herman Korth, a German-born sergeant who was honored for his actions in a battle near Juvigny, France during World War I. Portrait of Korth is signed by Joseph Cummings Chase which states that it was painted at the front of the lines.

GLC09807.02

1918

Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Liberty Loan Committee

Poster

Title: "This Is Your War"

One poster entitled, "This Is Your War!" Text pertains to subscribing to Liberty loans as a way for citizens to help win World War I. Illustration consists of a female looking at the word "Prussianism" written over the shadow of a Prussian soldier. The mother, father and baby look towards the shadow and a small boy looks towards the viewer. Signed by the illustrator, Frank Godwin.

GLC09807.03

1918

Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Liberty Loan Committee

Poster

Title: "Victory and the Spirit to Conquer"

One poster entitled, "Victory and the Spirit to Conquer." Text illustrates the difficulty that American soldiers are facing on the battlefield by mentioning Germany weaponry and muddy conditions. Suggests to the reader that by investing in bonds they can aid the soldiers abroad. Illustration displays a female holding a sword hovering over the battlefield while people below hold up bond slips to her. Poster signed by the artist, Rudolph F. Tandler.

GLC09807.04

12 April 1919

Autograph document

Title: Appointment to Serve on Foreign Office Commission

Details salary, duties and locations.

GLC02766.001

7 May 1921

Pamphlet

Title: Journal Officiel de Haute-Silesie [French]

Numerical Results of the Inter-Allied Government and Upper Silesie.

GLC02766.002

17 August 1900

Map

Title: Upper Silesia Plebiscite Area

Shows area of developed mineral resources, including coal bearing area. Also includes railways and district boundaries. Red line for final British proposal, Blue for French, and Green for League of Nations lines. Written in Upper Silesia, located today mostly in Poland, with small parts in the Czech Republic

GLC02766.003