On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day in the eleventh month of 1918, the Allies successfully signed an armistice agreement with Germany in Rethondes, France. Aside from huge celebration for this occasion across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the…
On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day in the eleventh month of 1918, the Allies successfully signed an armistice agreement with Germany in Rethondes, France. Aside from huge celebration for this occasion across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East,…
World War I officially ended with the signing of an armistice between the Allied Powers and Germany on November 11, 1918. However, the American troops stationed in Europe would remain on the continent for weeks and months following the Great War, as…
The young Iowans from Oskaloosa portrayed in this picture capture their final moments before departing for Camp Dodge to train as soldiers before embarking to Europe to fight Germany and Kaiser Wilhelm in World War I. The young men that went to Camp…
Pictured here are the young men from the town of Oskaloosa, Iowa (Mahaska County) before going to Camp Dodge, Iowa, to be trained to become soldiers to fight in World War I. The United States entered World War I in 1917 after the Lusitania, a…
Pictured here are World War I veterans taking part in a marching parade following their return to the United States in 1919. Most of the men that served from Mahaska County were part of the 88th Division of the United States Army. This picture was…
These are two statues that were made to welcome home the men from Mahaska County, Iowa, who served in France during World War I. This photograph dates to May 14, 1919 and was taken near the Rock Island train depot in Oskaloosa, Iowa, looking north…
This is a photograph of the victory arch made to welcome home the men from Mahaska County, Iowa, who served in France during World War I. This photograph dates to May 14, 1919 and was taken near the downtown area in Oskaloosa, Iowa. The men from…
This is a list of the men who participated in World War I and was taken in June, 1918. It is not clear if the men pictured here already had served in the war or if they were about to be sent overseas to fight Germany and the Ottoman Empire. The…
This is a propaganda piece dating to World War I, used as a tool to try and recruit men to enlist in the American Army. The message basically tries to convince the spectator that if you want to keep your family safe from the enemy, then you should…
