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Friedrich Wilhelm Victor Augustus Ernest, "The German Crown Prince," was the eldest son of German Emperor Wilhelm II. He commanded Germany's 5th Army during World War I.

Company G barber Sam Scaletti cuts the hair of Arlie J. Wheaton in front of a coffee shop in Madernach, Luxembourg. Following the armistice on November 11, 1918, the U.S. Army moved through formerly German-occupied Luxembourg on its way to occupy a…

A young girl proudly displays her World War I nurse's uniform on Christmas day, 1918.

Woodrow Wilson, the 28th President of the United States, speaks to a crowd from a railroad car at an unknown location.

Corporal Walter B. Bridgestock pictured with a caption that reads, "Wounded, Chipilly Aug. 9. 18." Chipilly was a strategic point defended by the Germans against the Allies in the Battle of Amiens in August 1918. Bridgestock served in Company G,…

Private Ralph Villano of Company G, 131st Infantry Regiment, standing with rifle outside a house in Luxembourg. The caption reads: "Wounded Oct 9-18 and Captured Oct-10-18 over the Muse [sic]River." Villano was wounded and captured during the…

Ernest Talmage Ball, a private in Company G of the 131st Infantry during World War I, standing on a street in Luxembourg. The caption at the top of the photograph reads, "Captured Oct.9.18 at Consonvoy wounded same date." Originally from Milton, West…

E. H. Switzer, William C. Booth's captain in the First Infantry Regiment, Illinois National Guard, from 1894-1900. The photograph contains the personalized message, "Yours in sunshine and in clouds E. H. Switzer." Booth later served as corporal in…

A large ship at Port Tampa, Florida "embarking for Cuba" during the Spanish-American War.

William C. Booth shares a meal at Camp Meade, Washington, D.C. Booth was a corporal who served in Company G of the 131st Infantry Regiment during World War I. He was later promoted to staff sergeant and served in that capacity during the Allied…

William C. Booth stands with Horace Vanygriff, a fellow soldier, in the Koblenz-Lzel region of Germany. Booth was a corporal who served in Company G of the 131st Infantry Regiment during World War I. He was later promoted to staff sergeant and served…

William C. Booth's landlord in the Koblenz-Lzel region of Germany. Booth served as a corporal in Company G of the 131st Infantry Regiment during World War I. He was later promoted to staff sergeant and served in the Allied occupation of the Rhineland…

Portrait of William C. Booth posing in his military uniform with pipe and gloves in hands. Booth was a corporal in Company G of the 131st Infantry Regiment during World War I. He was later promoted to staff sergeant and served in that capacity during…

Portrait of William C. Booth posing in his military uniform. Booth was a corporal who served in Company G of the 131st Infantry Regiment during World War I. He was later promoted to staff sergeant and served in that capaicity during the Allied…

William C. Booth's "First Class Good Standing Conduct Card," which allowed him "to visit all towns in the American Area when not on duty." Booth served as corporal in Company G of the 131st Infantry during World War I. He was later promoted to staff…

Portrait of the Griggs family, including Clark Robinson Griggs, his wife Leronia, his son Albert, and his daughter Adaline. Clark Robinson Griggs was a veteran of the American Civil War, a member of the Illinois House of Representatives, and mayor of…

Painting of John and William Black in Zouave uniforms of the American Civil War.

Helene Elizabeth Black (third from the left) taking a team picture with her basketball teammates. They comprised "the first girls' Basketball team in the city of Chicago University School for girls," spring, 1900. Helene was the daughter of John…

Stephen Abbot, a U.S. veteran, was the commanding officer of Utah State University's Student Army Training Corps, and professor of Military Science and Tactics at Utah Agricultural College, Utah University, Logan, UT.

Helene Elizabeth Black, daughter of John Charles Black, a Union Army Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet-Brigadier General during the American Civil War, who later became a U.S. Congressman of Illinois, and a U.S. District Attorney at Chicago.

George Armstrong Custer, a graduate of West Point in 1861, fought in both the American Civil War and the Indian Wars. He famously led all of his men to their deaths in "Custer's Last Stand" at the Battle of Little Big Horn, 1876.

Portrait of a John Charles Black in his earlier years. Black was a Union Army Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet-Brigadier General during the American Civil War, a U.S. Congressman, and a U.S. District Attorney at Chicago.

Several men, including workers and executives, gather for a group picture outside at the Sahara Coal Company, Harrisburg.

Ogara Machine Shop at the Sahara Coal Company, Harrisburg.

Screen Shed Dering No.2 at the Sahara Coal Company, Harrisburg, showing three men looking down on the production floor from an above railing.