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World War, 1914-1918

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Non-preferred terms: European War, 1914-1918; First World War, 1914-1918; Great War, 1914-1918; World War 1, 1914-1918; World War I, 1914-1918; World War One, 1914-1918; WW I (World War, 1914-1918); WWI (World War, 1914-1918) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85148236

Found in 79 Collections and/or Records:

Joe Aiken Films

 Collection — Box Film Box 4, Reel: 1-6
Identifier: 1998-12-28
Contents of the Collection The Joe Aiken Films are comprised of six films shot, produced, or compiled by Joe Aiken of 20th Century Fox Studio, from approximately 1918-1947. The films contain a mix of newsreel footage, documentary footage of aircraft manufacturing, and flight footage. Three of the films contain footage of World War I flying aces, flying squadrons, World War I-era aircraft, and transatlantic flight attempts. One of the films contains newsreel footage of the attack on Pearl Harbor in World War II and the...
Dates: circa 1918-1950s

Air Memorial Day Program

 Collection
Identifier: 2011-00-00-37
Abstract

The collection contains a program for an air show honoring servicemen who died during World War I.

Dates: 1919 May 18

Aircraft Identification Posters Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2019-00-00-37
Abstract

The Aircraft Identification Posters Collection is an artificial collection comprised of visual materials ranging from 1916-1946 designed to help individuals on the ground identify aircraft during wartime.

Dates: 1916-circa 1946

American Fighter Aces Association Oral Interviews

 Collection
Identifier: 2002-02-13-1139
Abstract

Collection of approximately one hundred twenty (120) oral histories of Fighter Aces and several non-aces, including relatives of aces, other military pilots, and military historians.

Dates: circa 1960s-1990s

Anonymous Manuscripts on World War I Aircraft

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2025-00-00-44
Content Description The Anonymous Manuscripts on World War I Aircraft is a small collection consisting of two typed manuscripts titled "Allied World War I Aircraft Photographs and Text" and "German and Austrian World War I Aircraft Photographs and Text." Both bound volumes consist of typewritten descriptions and histories of World War I-era aircraft by an unidentified author with photographs tipped in. Both volumes are undated but likely date to the 1940s.The first volume, "Allied World War I...
Dates: undated, circa 1940s

Norman "Jim" S. Archibald Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1986-10-10-A
Abstract

Norman "Jim" Silas Archibald (1894-1975) of Seattle, Washington served in the U.S. Army Air Service, 95th Aero Squadron during World War I, and later published a bestselling book on his experience. He served again in the Air Force during World War II at home in Seattle. The collection contains correspondence, military documents, photographs, and other materials relating to Archibald's life and military service.

Dates: 1917-1946

Jim Bergstrom Collection of World War I Aviation Stereographs

 Collection
Identifier: 2005-08-11
Abstract

The Jim Bergstrom Collection of World War I Aviation Stereographs contains five (5) stereograph images of World War I scenes printed by the Keystone View Company.

Dates: circa 1914-1918

William H. J. Blackburn World War I Photograph Collection

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2025-03-03
Contents of the Collection The William H. J. Blackburn World War I Photograph Collection is a small collection consisting of three photographic prints of Sgt. William H. J. Blackburn and other members of 318th Infantry Army Squadron, 80th Division, serving in France during World War I.All three photographs are black-and-white prints, printed on 3 1/2 x 5 3/8-inch postcard paper stock. One image is an informal portrait of Blackburn in uniform standing with another man, although damage to the print has...
Dates: circa 1918-1919

August G. Blume World War I Eastern Front Research Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2008-07-25
Overview

August G. Blume (1927-1993) was an author and historian focused on the Eastern Theater of World War I. This collection consists of his writing, correspondence but most notably a large number of photographic images of the Eastern Front during World War I that Blume attained during his research. The materials span the early 1900s to 2000.

Dates: 1894-2008

Dorothy Elizabeth (Baker) Bond World War I Poster Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2022-04-29-1
Overview

Dorothy Elizabeth (Baker) Bond was a Seattleite who supported the World War I homefront effort by selling war bonds and campaigning for the Red Cross. The collection consists of nearly 250 illustrated posters and broadsides that Bond collected during her work selling war bonds. The posters, which date from 1914-1919, were produced by various government agencies and non-profit organizations to promote military enlistment, fundraising campaigns, and homefront efforts supporting of the war.

Dates: circa 1914-1920

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