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Armistice Day Parade, November, 1918; Oskaloosa; Iowa;
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…
Armistice Day, November, 1918; Downtown Oskaloosa; Iowa
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,…
Edward Heckenberg, World War I; West Des Moines Township, Iowa; Mahaska County
This is a picture of Edward Heckenberg in his World War I uniform. Heckenberg hailed from West Des Moines Township in Mahaska County, Iowa. Heckenberg is one of several men who served his country in World War I from Mahaska County, Iowa.
Embarking for Camp Dodge, 1917; Oskaloosa; Iowa;
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…
Frank McCrea, World War I; West Des Moines Township, Iowa; Mahaska County
This is a picture of Frank McCrea in his World War I uniform. McCrea hailed from West Des Moines Township in Mahaska County, Iowa. McCrea is one of several men who served his country in World War I from Mahaska County, Iowa.
Henry Adams White, last Civil War veteran in Mahaska County, 1944, along with veterans of Spanish-American War, World War I, and World War II
This is a photo of four generations of soldiers that defended our freedoms, from the Civil War, Spanish-American War (1898-1899), World War I (1917-1918), and World War II (1941-1945). Henry Adams White is the oldest gentleman in the photo, being…
Henry Adams White, last Civil War veteran in Mahaska County, 1944, along with veterans of Spanish-American War, World War I, and World War II
This is a photo of four generations of soldiers that defended our freedoms, from the Civil War, Spanish-American War (1898-1899), World War I (1917-1918), and World War II (1941-1945). Henry Adams White is the oldest gentleman in the photo, being…
Homer McFall, World War I; West Des Moines Township, Iowa; Mahaska County
This is a picture of Homer McFall in his World War I uniform. McFall hailed from West Des Moines Township in Mahaska County, Iowa. McFall is one of several men who served his country in World War I from Mahaska County, Iowa.
Horse Thief Squad, Company H, August 9-18, 1915; Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mahaska County
This photograph dates to August 9-18, 1915 and depicts the men from Company H who were known as the Horse Thief Squad. Although the United States did not enter World War I until early 1917, the men in this picture went on to serve in Company H…
Letter from President Wilson to Catt, June 7, 1918
The White House
Washington
7 June, 1918
My dear Mrs. Catt:
May I not thank you for transmitting to me the very interesting memorial of the French Union for Woman Suffrage addressed to me under the date of February first, last. Since you have been…
Washington
7 June, 1918
My dear Mrs. Catt:
May I not thank you for transmitting to me the very interesting memorial of the French Union for Woman Suffrage addressed to me under the date of February first, last. Since you have been…