Young woman, possibly Igorot, smoking a pipe, wearing a striped cloth wrapped over her other clothes at the shoulder. She is standing near several thatched-roofed huts, probably in the Philippine Exhibit. Since the World's Fair in St. Louis,...
World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Eastern Front; Men; Soldiers; Turbans; Canteens (Wartime, emergency, etc.); Signs (Notices)
Young man, believed to be a French colonial soldier, in a military camp in the Balkans during World War I. He is wearing a turban and standing in front of a directional sign that points to the "cantine" where there is drinkable water...
Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.); Exhibitions; Bagobo (Philippine people); Indigenous peoples; Men
Young man with hair to his waist over a bead-adorned jacket and shorts, posing outdoors in front of trees. He is likely Bulon, a nineteen-year-old Bagobo Moro (a Muslim tribe from the western coast of Mindanao in the Philippine Islands). Since the...
Young girl with long hair walks away, down a tree-lined dirt road during World War I. She is wearing a dress and carrying something in her right hand. Another child is standing on the right-hand side of the road.
Boys; Cemeteries; Tombs & sepulchral monuments; Stone walls
Young boy stands next to a large stone inside a small overgrown cemetery surrounded by a high stone wall. A multi-story house with a tile roof can be seen on the other side of the wall. Taken during World War I.
Young barefoot girl, wearing patched clothing with holes, stands beside a wooden building with a large "18" painted on the side. Balkan soldier, wearing a fez, is partially visible on the right edge of the photograph, which was taken...
World War II victory banner from Louisville post office employees. Banner with images of men in American military uniforms, Abraham Lincoln, FDR, and George Washington, the Statue of Liberty, stars, and tanks and airplanes. The text reads...
World War II propaganda poster on the back of a taxi cab. The poster reads "Fires Help Hitler. Help Prevent Them!" and has a picture of Adolf Hitler and flames.
Billboards; Beer; War bonds & funds; Oertel Brewing Company
World War II propaganda billboard showing three men in military uniforms representing different armed services. The billboard reads Buy Defense Bonds and Stamps and has stripes and stars on it. In the bottom right corner is the Oertel's '92 beer...
World War II billboard. The billboard reads Buy War Bonds and Slappy Jappy and has a picture of a caricature of a male Japanese face being punched by a white fist with a sleeve of stripes and stars. The base of the billboard reads "Oertel...
Billboards; War posters; Brewing industry; Oertel Brewing Company
World War II billboard showing Adolf Hitler in a chariot with spiked wheels holding a whip and being pulled by men and women with a Nazi party flag in the background and a swastika on the front of the chariot. The billboard reads Don't Let This...
Military nursing--History; World War, 1914-1918--Women; World War, 1914-1918--Medical care; Women and war--History--20th century
World War I resulted in the deaths of over 8,500,000
military personnel and in addition, millions of civilians.
There were not enough doctors to provide the necessary
medical care for the masses of seriously sick and wounded,
and other than in...
World War, 1914-1918--France; Military cookery; Military vehicles; Military camps; Pots & pans
World War I French army cooks prepare a meal using their mobile kitchen. Other trucks, large pots, firewood, utensils and supplies surround a small brick building, probably in northeastern France.
Woman, wearing a hijab or Islamic veil, stands on a wooden box to hang laundry on a line outside a brick house. Another woman, also wearing a hijab, looks out from the doorway. Picture was taken in the Balkans during World War I.
Women; Streets; Cities & towns; Sidewalks; Business districts; Lampposts
Woman, walking away from the camera down a city sidewalk, looks to the side as if reading a window sign. Large buildings and lamp posts line the city street in France during World War I.
Woman, standing in a shallow mountain stream, is stooped over and possibly doing laundry because a cloth item appears to be hanging on nearby plants. Stone buildings are partially visible in the background. Picture was taken in the Balkans during...
Soldiers--American; Nurses; Flags--France; Flags--United States; World War, 1914-1918; American Red Cross; Soldiers--French
Woman in nurse's uniform stands with arms slightly raised and outstretched. Above her are the crossed flags of the United States and France; above the flags is the Red Cross. An American soldier in World War I-style uniform stands at her right, and...
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
WM. GARIG, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (175 ft. x 35 ft. x 5.2 ft.), was built at Howard in 1904. Owned by Baton Rouge & Bayou Sara Packet Co., WM. GARIG operated on the lower Mississippi and Ouachita Rivers. In 1918, she was sold to...
With the Middle Kingdom mortuary temple of Mentuhotep II at left; "If the most impressive monuments of the Old Kingdom are its pyramids, those of the New Kingdom are its grandiose temples, often built to honor pharaohs and queens, as well as...
