The soldiers in World War 1 wore Puttees in order to stop water and mud from getting into their boots and pants. These wool putees were donated by Karen Ballard Avey in memory of Ed A. Howard in September 2015
This 3 page paper from World War I shows photographs of actress Marie Doro, dancer Mademoiselle Dorsa, author Jane Cowl, President Woodrow Wilson, and photographs of British soldiers and scenes in World War I.
The thirteenth century cathedral of Saint Martins at Ypres as it appears during World War with its blackened stumps pointing to the sky at the right may be seen. At the right may be seen a portion of Cloth Hall and a portion of the north walls. In…
The top photograph shows 1000 artillery men at Camp Hancock preparing for battle and the second picture shows soldiers doing exercises at Camp Hancock. in Augusta, Georgia. Camp Hancock was a military cantonment (temporary site) located on what was…