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An advertisement from the American Red Cross seeks aid from the people of Sangamon County for "Our boys at the front" during World War I.

This book details the efforts made during World War I to send reading materials to soldiers, sailors, and marines fighting overseas. The author, Theodore Wesley Koch, a librarian in the Library of Congress during World War I, assisted in the efforts…

A World War I advertisement calls on those who are not serving their country to fulfill their duty by purchasing War Saving Stamps.

An advertisement from the U.S. government calls on women to preserve material and save money to help the country during World War I.

Two gentleman practice aeroplane instruction on models at an unknown location.

1st Illinois Cavalry, Troop L, in saber drill at Brownsville, Texas.

Soldiers onboard a transport ship.

Girls drum corps marches in formation while being reviewed by Navy personnel.

Sailors undergo diving training.

Navy recruits form to create a live version of their base insignia and to celebrate reaching 100,000 recruits trained at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station during World War I.

Navy recruits learn to tie knots.

A Navy recruit uses a jackknife to carve a piece for a model ship.

An advertisement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture offers valuable information on poultry raising in the fall and winter seasons.

An advertisement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture offers valuable "information on the raising and care of poultry and eggs."

An advertisement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture asks people to do their share and help feed themselves during World War I.

An advertisement from the American Library Association (ALA) encourages veterans to contact their hospital libraries for books on jobs.

A poster from the Interchurch World Movement shows a woman and child praying together. The Interchurch World Movement (1919-1920) was established in the aftermath of World War I and sought to help spread Christianity through missionary work around…

The National Jewish Welfare Board was formed after the United States declared war on Germany in 1917. The board mainly sought support for U.S. Jewish soldiers who fought for their country during World War I.

A World War I poster extols the dedication of African American soldiers.

A World War I poster depicts a soldier leaving to fulfill his duty to his country.

A Navy press release that chronicles a Navy Custom, "Christmas Cheer for the Kiddies!"

An advertisement for women to apply for membership in the World Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA), Land Service Committee. Established in England in 1885 to advocate for social and economic improvement for women, the YWCA became the largest…

The cover of a supplement to Electrical World magazine depicts Lady Liberty standing in a large graveyard with her arms outstretched. Below the image are the last lines in the poem, "In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae.

An advertisement for the twenty-third annual Illinois Farmers' Institute and Department of Household Science in Bloomington.

Navy recruits form to create a live version of the American flag at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station, Chicago.