Small poster for window display to encourage children and their families to buy savings stamps toward the purchase of war bonds in the World War I era.
Small poster for window display to encourage children and their families to …
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 E
Nathaniel Webb keeps an eye on Wilmette residents waiting along the railroad …
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 Wor
The Wilmette Guard was founded April 26, 1917 to conserve the financial …
Letters from Soldiers of World War I to the Woman's Committee of the Wilmette Guard: 1917-1919. The letters express appreciation for the hundreds of hand-knitted sweaters, scarves, hats and, especial
Letters from Soldiers of World War I to the Woman's Committee of …
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