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  • Wilmette Guard statement of purpose
    Wilmette Guard statement of purpose Text
        The Wilmette Guard was founded April 26, 1917 to conserve the financial and physical resources of Wilmette, to aid and promote relief organizations and care for the needs of local soldiers during World War I.
      The Wilmette Guard was founded April 26, 1917 to conserve the financial ...
  • Waiting for President Roosevelt's train
    Waiting for President Roosevelt's train Image
        Nathaniel Webb keeps an eye on Wilmette residents waiting along the railroad tracks for Theodore Roosevelt's train to pass. Roosevelt was on his way to the Great Lakes Naval Station to visit Father Edward J. Vattmann, Army chaplain during World War I.
      Nathaniel Webb keeps an eye on Wilmette residents waiting along the railroad ...
  • Bandage rolling
    Bandage rolling Image
        Red Cross workers in white uniforms ironing and rolling bandages.
      Red Cross workers in white uniforms ironing and rolling bandages.
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World War I


Documents and photographs dating from the World War I era in Wilmette, Illinois.