“Our Glorious Dead” – Toronto, Canada (1928)
May 30, 2025
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The devastating number of fatalities in the First World War were shared by all of the Allied nations, but especially those of the British Empire.
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“Remembering the Soldier at War” – circa 1917
December 22, 2024
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This postcard, intended for a serviceman, was neither addressed nor mailed. Consequently, there is no personal story attached to it. It is interesting, nonetheless, as
“Yankee Doodle from a Soldier” – Petersburg, Virginia (1917)
July 17, 2024
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Mrs. Alice Farrington lived in Spartansburg, a small borough in Crawford County of northwest Pennsylvania. (The population in 1920 was almost twice that of the
The Soldier at Christmas – circa 1918
March 1, 2024
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The mobilization for the US entry into the First World War sent thousands of young Americans to Europe. Because there was not universal support for
Birthday of a Soldier – Camp Meade, Maryland (1918)
January 29, 2024
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Private Ray L. Andrew was stationed at Camp Meade, a US Army cantonment established between the cities of Baltimore and Washington, DC, in July of
“The Boys Are Having a Good Time” – Grand Rapids, Michigan (1917)
November 23, 2023
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Mrs. John Larson lived in Manton, a city in west-central Michigan. Once a railroad town, the city is now the center of a large Amish
A Red Cross Canteen of World War I – France (circa 1917)
July 6, 2023
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The Red Cross evolved from the work of Clara Barton and the heroic nurses of the Civil War. When the organization received its first Congressional
A Soldier in France – circa 1916
July 5, 2023
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A Postcard Photograph for Veterans Day Taken at a studio in Nice, this photograph does not show any of the beguiling features of the French
A Red Cross Canteen of World War I – France (circa 1917)
June 9, 2023
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The Red Cross evolved from the work of Clara Barton and the heroic nurses of the Civil War. When the organization received its first Congressional
Christmas in Wartime – Harvey, Illinois (1917)
November 6, 2022
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I have a large collection of postcards and greeting cards sent to Mary Reeser; her album of saved greetings was sold by a dealer in
The Berks County Almshouse – 1918
June 17, 2022
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In 1825, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania enacted a measure to require an Almshouse in every county. The Berks County Almshouse, which grew to become a
The Military Band in Paris – 1918
August 23, 2021
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The Military Band in Paris – July 4, 1918 On July 4, 1918 huge crowds of French citizens hailed the US military band performing before