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).
Interesting figures revealed by the U.S. Census Bureau in 1920 served to relieve much of the race-conscious anxiety among some of the members of the Anglo-Saxon majority. KEY WORDS: Xenophobia, U.S. Census Bureau, Figures of the U.S. Census Bureau, Yellow Peril, Asian American, Asian American History, Asian American Studies.
A hand tinted colour photograph depicting a French biplane in pursuit of a German Taube.
An illustrated magazine advertisement from 1915 which displays the variety of private purchase footwear available to British and Commonwealth officers during World War I.
An advertisement promoting the abilities of Dunhills, Ltd.. All officers were expected to wear tailor made uniforms.
