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These Will Be Guns of Victory and Turning Muscles into Steel Cords

Title

These Will Be Guns of Victory and Turning Muscles into Steel Cords

Description

The top photograph shows 1000 artillery men at Camp Hancock preparing for battle and the second picture shows soldiers doing exercises at Camp Hancock. in Augusta, Georgia. Camp Hancock was a military cantonment (temporary site) located on what was then the western outskirts of the City of Augusta near Daniel Field. During World War I the camp prepared National Guard troops for integration into the US Army.

Creator

unknown

Publisher

Underwood and Underwood - top photo;'
Western Newspaper Union - bottom photo
State Library of Iowa

Date

circa 1917

Contributor

The Committee on Public Information, also known as the CPI or the Creel Committee, was an independent agency of the government of the United States created to influence U.S. public opinion regarding American participation in World War I. Over just 26 months, from April 14, 1917, to June 30, 1919, it used every medium available to create enthusiasm for the war effort and enlist public support against foreign attempts to undercut America's war aims. It primarily used propaganda techniques to accomplish these goals.

Rights

U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. For permission to use the digital image, please contact the Ankeny Area Historical Society

Format

pdf

Type

document

Identifier

2008.46.61

Coverage

1917-1919

Original Format

Photographs

File Name

these_will_be_guns_of_victory_front_OCR.pdf
These_Will_Be_Guns_of_ Victory_back.pdf

Repository

Ankeny Area Historical Society Museum

Contact information.

Ankeny Area Historical Society - Phone(515) 965-5795

Digital item created

2016-12-21

Digital item modified

2017-03-15