Browse Items (77 total) for Ankeny Historical Society World War I Collection

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Puptent Poets of the Stars and Stripes Mediterranean

During World War I, The first issue of the Stars and Stripes Mediterranean invited soldiers to contribute poetry they had written. Poetry from those columns resulted in this book of poetry. This booklet was a gift of Barbara Agan in February 2006.

Prince of Wales during World War I

The first of two photographs of the Prince of Wales shows him in 1915 and again in uniform campaigning with British troops

President Woodrow Wilson returning home from Versailles

This is a photograph of President Woodrow Wilson in New York returning from Versailles where peace negotiations were held following World War I.

Pocket New Testament

This World War I pocket sized New Testament was used by a World War I Soldier in 1918. It was donated in July 2015 by Gene and Kay Hill.

One Reason Why the Boche Quit

This photo shows an American machine gun outpost in Lorriane, just across from the German front lines. Note the sturdy improvised barricade.

On to Nazareth!

Here are various scenes from World War I including the British Army traveling from Jerusalem to Nazareth. There is also an advertisement for cocoanut oil shampoo.

Ocean Width No Screen to Keep Horrors in Dark

President Woodrow Wilson delivers a speech at Paris City Hall on December 16, 1918

Motorcycle Brigade - Camp Dodge, Iowa 1918

This postcard shows soldiers on motorcycles at Camp Dodge Des Moines, Iowa. There is a message on the back of it. It was donated by Barb Nagle Agan in March 2007.

Live Statue of Liberty

This is a photograph of a woman dressed as the Statue of Liberty around the time of World War I.

Liberty's victorious Conflict: A Photographic History of the War

This book is a chronological photographic history of World War I

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