W.W. I Clip Art: German Figures
Five assorted figure drawings from the wartime pages of the German magazine, Die Welt Spiegel.
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W.W. I Clip Art: Male Faces
Eight assorted drawings pulled from various magazines and equipment catalogs dating between the years 1915 through 1919.
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W.W. I Clip Art: Male Figures
Six line drawings pulled from various magazines dating between the years 1915 through 1919. More are available upon request.
Twentieth Century WritersW.B. Yeats Gripes About the Theater-Going Bourgeoisie
W.B. Yeats Gripes About the Theater-Going Bourgeoisie
(Theatre Arts, 1919)
Poet and playwright W.B. Yeats (1865 – 1939) had his say on the matter of theater-subscriber-book-of-the-month-club types who are more likely to attend performances because they feel they should, rather than attending for their own reasons of personal enjoyment:
And the worst of it is that I could not pay my players, or the seamstresses, or the owner of the building, unless I could draw to my plays those who prefer light amusement, or who have no ear for verse and literature, and fortunately they are all very polite.
Trench CoatsThe Winter Trench Coat
The Winter Trench Coat
(Thresher and Glenny Catalog, 1918)
Illustrated pages from the Thresher and Glenny catalog showing how a blanket lining could be added to the trench coat in order to make the garment more suitable for winter campaigns. Also included in the advertisement were three glowing testimonials written by British officers who were simply bubbling over with excitement for their Thresher and Glenny trench coats.
UncategorizedThe Civl War as Unifier
The Civl War as Unifier
(The Sewanee Review, 1913)
The torrent of natural life has swept away the bitter memories of brother struggling with brother. In both North and South faces are turned from the past, and hearts are filled with pride and hope and aspiration for the future of the republic….The magnanimity which Grant displayed at Appomattox, the restraint which even political temper displayed during Reconstruction, stopping short of confiscation of property and the execution of prominent leaders…these things furnish a new chapter in the history of victor and vanquished. KEY WORDS: Civil War, Civil War Reconstruction, Malace Toward – None Charity Toward All.
U.S. Army Uniforms of World War OneVarious Articles on the Overseas Cap
Various Articles on the Overseas Cap
(The Stars and Stripes, 1918)
For those who think a good deal about American military uniforms in the Great War, the overseas cap was just as unique to that war as the the Brody helmet, the trench coat and the gas mask. The American Quartermaster Corps liked the hat but they were terribly confused as to what to do with it: can we put insignia on it? Yes. No. Yes. Should it be worn back home?
Click here to read a Stars & Stripes article about American W.W. I helmets.
UncategorizedShall Tobacco Follow Alcohol?
Shall Tobacco Follow Alcohol?
(The Independent, 1919)
The same forces that saw to it that alcohol was outlawed were debating as to whether or not liquor should be similarly restricted. It is interesting to read this piece because the same exact arguments are used to this very day as to the same subject. Tobacco was as well understood eighty six years ago. KEY WORDS: Outlawing Tobacco, Prohibition of Tobacco, Second-Hand Smoke, Congress and Smoking, Tobacco Laws, Congress and Tobacco, History of Tobacco, History of Tobacco in America…
UncategorizedA Case for Americanization…
A Case for Americanization…
(The American Legion Weekly, 1920)
When it came to the issue of assimilating immigrants on American shores and deporting Alien Slackers (and other assorted foreign ingrates), few groups yelled louder than the editors at The American Legion Weekly. In this anonymous opinion piece, one writer gently advocates for the recognition of American english.
UncategorizedThe Blouse That Never Was…
The Blouse That Never Was…
(The Stars and Stripes, 1918)
The First World War introduced firsts in so many categories, but this one item of military apparel has yet to be issued to any combatant in any war. KEY WORDS: Make-Believe Clothing, Un-Issued Uniform Items of World War One, Dreamers and the Clothes they Design, American Uniforms of World War One, Articles About Uniforms, Articles About Modern War, American Insignia, Articles About Industrial Wafare. U.S. Military Uniforms,
UncategorizedThree New Medals Were Proposed During the First World War
Three New Medals Were Proposed During the First World War
(Vanity Fair, 1918)
Secretary of War, Newton Baker, introduced a bill before Congrees which proposed three new decorations: the Distinguished Service Cross (First Class), the Distinguished Service Cross (Second Class) and the Distinguished Service Medal. No less distuinguished was the Congressional Medal of Honor, which was re-fashioned (illustrations).