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

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In Memory of Edward A. Howard

There are 3 pieces of memorabilia here. The first is a letter from John J. Pershing, thanking Edward Howard for his service in World War I dated February 28, 1919. There is a photograph of Mr. Howard in his uniform and a signal school certificate…

1918 Armistice Day Parade

This photo shows people lining up for the 1918 Armistice Day Parade

The Master's Way

This booklet was put out by the International Committee of Young Men's Christian Associations in 1918

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.

General Pershing

General John J. Pershing personally led the American Expeditionary Force in Europe during World War I. His image was used in an advertisement for the C.E. Goughnour & Son Department Cash Department Store in Ankeny, Iowa during World War I. It was…

Hearty Christmas Greetings

Christmas Greetings

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

World War I First Aid Station

This postcard is a photo of two men in a U.S.first aid wagon hitched to four mules.

I Swear to Avenge Your Father and Kicking Up the Dust on the Western Front

This newspaper contains a World War I drawing and photograph and some advertisements.

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.

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