6 February 1946

Joe, fl. 1946

Greeting Card

Title: to Margaret Lobik

One birthday greeting card from Joe and Vicki to Margaret Lobik dated February 6, 1946. Features a small boy playing on a violin and a song sheet with a tune of birthday greeting.

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6 February 1946

Lillian, fl. 1943-1946

Greeting Card

Title: To Margaret Lobik

One birthday greeting card from Lillian to Margaret Lobik dated February 6, 1946. Features two pink flowers.

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15 February 1946

J.D.C., fl. 1946

Autograph letter signed

Title: To Aunt Mammie

One letter from J.D.C. to Aunt Mammie dated February 15, 1946. Updating Mammie on the fact that Mabel and little Dorothy will be visiting the J.D.C. Also mentions sending 30 dozen eggs to Mammie.

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29 November 1946

Shoemaker, Lorraine, fl. 1943-1948

Typed letter signed

Title: To Margaret and Paul Lobik

One letter from Lorraine Shoemaker to Margaret and Paul Lobik dated November 29, 1946. Mentions a few moves and visits from friends, she also mentions the birth of Charlotte and Dicks baby. Mostly this letter focuses on Lorraine's relationship with a man name Don and the subsequent ups and downs of it.

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13 December 1946

Westcott, Thelma L., fl. 1946-1949

Greeting Card

Title: To Margaret and Paul Lobik

One Christmas greeting card From Thelma L. Westcott to Margaret and Paul Lobik dated December 13, 1946. Features a poinsettia, a candle and a framed cross-stich piece. There is also a short note in the card, mentioning that Thelma was back at the doctors for a checkup and was fine.

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20 December 1946

Johnson, Ed, fl. 1946

Greeting Card

Title: to Margaret and Paul Lobik

One Christmas greeting card from Ed, Marge, Judy and Jim Johnson to Margaret and Paul Lobik dated December 20, 1946. Features a poinsettia on the front. There was also a letter tucked in the card, GLC09579.01.14.02.

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19 December 1946

Johnson, Marge, fl. 1946

Autograph letter signed

Title: To Margaret Lobik

One letter from Marge Johnson to Margret Lobik dated December 19, 1946. Discusses both Marguerites, and Ed's health as both have been sick, and the doctor recommends that they move south or west.

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20 December 1946

Johnson, Ed, fl. 1946

Header Record

Title: To Margaret and Paul Lobik

This is a card and a note that was enclosed.

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21 December 1946

Vance, Paul, fl. 1946

Greeting Card

Title: to Margaret Lobik

One Christmas greeting card from Paul and Marge Vance to Margaret Lobik dated December 21, 1946. Features two children skating under a ribbon spelling out greetings. On the back of the envelope are Christmas Seals featuring Van Valkenburg, Hodges, Riis, and Bissell.

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12 January 1947

Crist Family, fl. 1945-1952

Postcard

Title: to Margaret, Paul Lobik and Mary Crist

One postcard from the Crist family to Margaret, Paul Lobik and Mary Crist dated January 12, 1947. It updates them on what is going on at the farm with the rest of the family.

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1914-1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: The Terrible Desolation of Once Fertile Hills and Valleys, France.

Soldiers stand amongst wreckage and shattered rock in France.

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1914-1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Searching the Ruins. "Somewhere in France."

French soldiers search the wreckage of a razed French village, attacked by German forces. No buildings remain, only rubble.

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1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Mass in the Allied Trenches on the Western Front

During the war, priests of the Catholic Church held services for the soldiers. Masses were often held in dug-outs in the front line trenches. It was a solemn scene because of the reality of death these men faced.

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1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Alincourt, France; German Ammunition Camp Destroyed by Allied Airmen

The image depicts destruction after an an airstrike. There are dead horses, destroyed train cars, and broken wagons in the background. Alincourt was a small village in France. It was occupied for a while by the Germans until the Allies launched a successful airstrike later in the war, leaving behind death and destruction.

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1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: German Ammunition Depot, after Visit of French Airmen, Alincourt, Ardennes, France

This image depicts destruction done by French airman. There are many dead horses, broken train cards, and debris.

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1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Supplies Left by the Germans in Their Retreat from Soupier, Alane, France

This image depicts the supplies that the Germans left behind during their hurried retreats in the final months of the war. It also shows French soldiers taking inventory of what was left behind. There is some destruction in the background. The Germans left behind everything from helmets to rifles and clothing. In Soupier, France, they left behind a large sum of supplies.

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1914

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: "On all sides round a great furnace flamed" German Attack, North Compiegne, France

This photograph depicts men waiting for the signal to go "over the top" and attack from the trenches. There is smoke in the distance, as well as destroyed fields.

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1914

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Setting Up Large Searchlight in Advance Lines, Vosges Sector

In this photo, soldiers are setting up a searchlight in a trench in the woods. Searchlights were important pieces of technology because they provided visual on enemy movement much further than the eye can see.

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1914

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Sharpshooters in Protected Position near Enemy Lines

This photo depicts sharpshooters hiding in the trenches, waiting to attack. They fashioned creative hiding places, using everything from bushes to shell crates for protection. New recruits died frequently because of these sharpshooters.

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1914

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: In a French Tench, Sandbag Protected, Showing Dart Bombs

Depicted in this photograph are three men, hidden in a trench and protected by sandbags. They have in their possession signal rockets and hand grenades. Signal rockets were used to call for help on the battle field. Different colors and designs indicated a specific need for assistance.

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1914

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: French Soldiers Resting in the Trenches

French soldiers lie, crowded, in a Communicating trench, waiting to relieve those on the front lines.

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1914-1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Red Cross "Dog Encampment" Behind the Lines in the French Sector.

Military dogs, used for numerous purposes by the army, amble amongst their barracks in France.

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1914-1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Red Cross Dog and Soldier for Whom He Got Help

A dog wearing a Red Cross collar stands beside a wounded soldier. Red Cross dogs would find wounded soldiers and lead medical and rescue teams to the site.

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1914

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: The Dog in War--Reporting to First Aid Squad with Helmet of Wounded Soldier

Three medical soldiers stand in a ditch as a Red Cross dog approaches, holding in its mouth the helmet of a wounded soldier.

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1914-1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Picking up the Severely Wounded from among the Dead; Battlefield Scene, France

Two French soldiers carry a wounded comrade on a stretcher across a field.

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