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

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City of Fighting Men

This is a painting of an American military training camp. The letters Y.M.C.A are on one of the buildings

Christmas Greetings

Fred Herbert writes - "From God's greatest gift to me - My Mother" in this Christmas card from December 25, 1917.

Chicago Sunday Tribune Rotogravure Section showing a World War I scene

The first page is a photograph of a British medical corpsman in Mesotptamia giving a wounded turk a cigarette.

British Soldier and Wounded Turk

This is the photo of an officer from the British royal medical corps giving a wounded turk a cigarette and lighting it for him

British Prisoners of War Welcomed at Chateau D'oer Switzerland

British prisoners of war are greeted at the Chateau D'oex, Switzerland train station by
the townspeople.

Boyd Spencer - World War I Soldier

This photograph of soldier Boyd Spencer from Ankeny Iowa was taken in his uniform was taken in the early 1900's

Boyd Spencer - World War I Aviator

This photograph of aviator Boyd Spencer from Ankeny, Iowa was taken in the early 1900's. The photograph was donated in November 2008

Boston Sunday Advertiser and American Pictorial Gravure Section Pages 9-16 from Sunday, March 3, 1918.

This newspaper features 4 pages of life in 1918 including an article entitled "The Unexpected Hiding Place of a German "Sniper" ';
followed by photographs of Mr. Adolph Lewisohn's Town House, No. 881, Fifth Avenue, New York; and then an ad for…

Back Up the Boys Cartoon

This is a cartoon from a newspaper article during World War I showing an American soldier threatening a German soldier with a bayonet

Atlas of the World War 1917-1918 Showing Latest Maps and Pictures

This World War I atlas shows maps and photographs of the areas involved in the war and the soldiers who fought there. This atlas was a gift from Barbara Agan in February 2006.

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