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1943

United States. Office of War Information. Division of Public Inquiries.

Do with less so they'll have enough

OWI No. 37. Government Printing Office. Color poster of soldier, Thomas J. Murray, smiling and holding a large metal cup. The soldier wears a helmet and an olive-colored shirt.

GLC09520.19.1

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Poster

1943

United States. Office of War Information. Division of Public Inquiries.

Americans will always fight for liberty

OWI No. 26. Government printing Office O-502684. By artist Bernard Perlin (1918- ). U.S. soldiers in helmets and coats march forward on snow, looking back in review at colonial militiamen with rifles, some in torn clothing or bloody bandages. A badge...

GLC09520.37

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Poster

1943

United States. Office of War Information. Division of Public Inquiries.

United/United Nations fight for freedom

OWI No. 79. Government Printing Office # O-534058. Flags of the member nations of the United Nations wave amidst smoke of a bombardment, with military airplanes, ships and tanks in background.

GLC09520.30.1

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Emma Goldman on the restriction of civil liberties, 1919

Government and Civics

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

Emma Goldman was born to a Jewish family in Kovno, Russia (present-day Lithuania). In 1885, at the age of sixteen, she emigrated to the United States, becoming a well-known author and lecturer promoting anarchism, workers’ rights,...

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The Pace-Gilder Lehrman MA in American History Spring 2022 Courses

The Pace–Gilder Lehrman MA in American History Program is a fully online, fully accredited, 30-credit degree program. Following the completion of ten 3-credit courses, including the required Historiography and Historical Methods...

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Newspaper clipping

circa 1943

Albany

One newspaper clipping of a curtain business annoucing that they were their factory was closing due to the war.

GLC09953.031

Spotlight on: Primary Source

The Union Army and Juneteenth, 1865

Government and Civics

6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

This engraving depicts a White Union soldier reading the Emancipation Proclamation to an enslaved family. It was published in 1864 by Lucius Stebbins, based on a painting by Henry W. Herrick. According to Stebbins, the scene ...

Essay

The Fifties

Alan Brinkley

The years from the end of World War II to the end of the 1950s were dominated by four powerful changes in American life. The first was the birth of the Cold War, and the great fears that it created. The second was the dramatic growth...

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The Cousins’ Wars: Religion, Politics and the Triumph of Anglo-America

Government and Civics, Religion and Philosophy

Kevin Phillips is the author of eight books, a journalist and a national elections commentator for CBS News during l988, 1992 and 96 presidential elections In the Cousins’ Wars, Phillips poses the question, how did Anglo-America ...

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Object

circa 1941-1945

Stone, Robert L., 1921-2009

[Air Medal box with medal pieces]

One box containing the World War II Air Medal containing three pieces.

GLC09620.425.01

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Staff Picks from the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop: Daniel and Nathaniel

This holiday season the Gilder Lehrman Institute’s staff is recommending their favorite books, which can be purchased from the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop . Over the next four weeks, we will feature GLI staff members explaining why they...

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Newspaper clipping

circa 1943

Associated Press

1918

One newspaper clipping entitled, "1918." Details different events that took place during World War I.

GLC09953.048

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Newspaper clipping

circa 1943

Associated Press

1918

One newspaper clipping entitled, "1918." Details different events that took place during World War I.

GLC09953.055

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Header Record

circa 1941-1945

Stone, Robert L., 1921-2009

[Air Medal box containing two sets of medal pieces]

One box containing the World War II Air Medal and pieces for the Army Good Conduct Medal.

GLC09620.425

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Newspaper clipping

circa 1943

Associated Press

1918

One newspaper clipping entitled, "1918." Details different events that took place during World War I.

GLC09953.058

Video

The Emancipation Proclamation

Government and Civics

5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

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Autograph letter signed

1865/03/09

Armstrong, Halleck, fl. 1865

to: Mary [Armstrong].

Describes army medic routines & ambulances, describes desolation of landscape due to war.

GLC06734.011

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Photograph

circa 1930

[Photograph of two men in uniform]

One photograph of two men in uniform circa 1930. The uniforms appear to be World War I uniforms due to the pant and footwear style.

GLC10047.02.011

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Photograph

October 1947

unknown, fl. 1946

[Gravestones of Jewish soldiers who fought for Germany]

One photograph dated October 1947 of gravestones of Jewish soldiers who fought for Germany in World War I.

GLC09956.18

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Inside the Vault: Dwight D. Eisenhower's Views on Vietnam in 1967 and 1968

Government and Civics

On October 6, 2022, our curators discussed documents pertaining to Dwight D. Eisenhower’s views on Vietnam in 1967 and 1968. They were joined by Professor Michael J. Birkner of Gettysburg College, who described Eisenhower’s evolving...

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Typed document

circa 1945

Ball, John A., fl. 1945

Information For Enlisted Reservists

One undated document entitled Information For Enlisted Reservists. Regarding the Articles of War governing the Army and how they are relevant to them.

GLC09996.430

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