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cap

Physical Description:
fabric (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 14 cm x 29 cm; 5 1/2 in x 11 13/32 in
Object Name:
cap
Related event:
World War I  Search this
Credit Line:
Daniel, Jonathan, Sara, and Thomas Balderston
ID Number:
2019.0328.01
Catalog number:
2019.0328.01
Accession number:
2019.0328
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Work and Industry: Philanthropy
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng4c8c8b413-72a5-4ec2-ad42-773af8443e5b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_2009801

wallet

Physical Description:
fabric; metal (overall material)
Measurements:
overall (closed): 19.5 cm x 16 cm; 7 11/16 in x 6 5/16 in
overall (open): 19.5 cm x 32.3 cm; 7 11/16 in x 12 23/32 in
Object Name:
wallet
Related event:
World War I  Search this
Credit Line:
Daniel, Jonathan, Sara, and Thomas Balderston
ID Number:
2019.0328.03
Catalog number:
2019.0328.03
Accession number:
2019.0328
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Work and Industry: Philanthropy
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng48cb3c563-03e9-4989-8345-970779714bc2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_2009805
Online Media:

Medical Chest for Motor Ambulances at Aviation Camps

Title:
Medical Chest
Physical Description:
gauze (bandages material)
wood; paper; metal (overall material)
Measurements:
overall (open at 120 degrees): 17 in x 30 1/2 in x 21 in; 43.18 cm x 77.47 cm x 53.34 cm
Object Name:
medical chest, military
Place made:
Italy
Date made:
ca 1916
Related event:
World War I  Search this
Credit Line:
Transfer from War Department, Quartermaster Corps
ID Number:
MG.28627
Catalog number:
28627
Accession number:
65023
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Medicine and Science: Medicine
Health & Medicine
Military
Modern Medicine and the Great War
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-ce95-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1816050
Online Media:

identification card

Physical Description:
cardboard; ink (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 10.4 cm x 7 cm x .3 cm; 4 3/32 in x 2 3/4 in x 1/8 in
Object Name:
identification card
Related event:
World War I  Search this
Credit Line:
Daniel, Jonathan, Sara, and Thomas Balderston
ID Number:
2019.0328.02
Catalog number:
2019.0328.02
Accession number:
2019.0328
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Work and Industry: Philanthropy
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng43592efd3-e0ac-40c8-81c5-bda4b0b4ad64
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_2009803
Online Media:

Field Glasses

Maker:
Marchand  Search this
Measurements:
closed: 6 cm x 13 cm x 15 cm; 2 3/8 in x 5 1/8 in x 5 29/32 in
overall in case: 6 1/4 in x 6 3/8 in x 2 13/16 in; 15.875 cm x 16.1925 cm x 7.14375 cm
Object Name:
binoculars
Place made:
France: Île-de-France, Paris
Date made:
ca 1900-1925
Subject:
World War I  Search this
Credit Line:
J. Gordon Smith
ID Number:
1998.0238.01
Catalog number:
1998.0238.01
Accession number:
1998.0238
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Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
Science & Mathematics
Optics
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-eb10-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1184561
Online Media:

Cape

Measurements:
overall: 118 cm x 200 cm; 46 15/32 in x 78 3/4 in
Object Name:
cape, nurse, WWI
Nurses Cloak
Place made:
France: Île-de-France, Paris
Date made:
about 1917
Subject:
Nursing  Search this
World War I  Search this
Related event:
World War I  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Jean David
ID Number:
1996.0181.01
Catalog number:
1996.0181.01
Accession number:
1996.0181
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Medicine and Science: Medicine
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a7-441a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_895370
Online Media:

France, Military Medal

Associated person:
Pershing, John J.  Search this
Pershing, John J.  Search this
Physical Description:
enamel (pendant material)
metal (pendant material)
cloth (ribbon material)
Measurements:
overall (envelope): 6 in x 3 3/4 in x 1/2 in; 15.24 cm x 9.525 cm x 1.27 cm
overall: 4 1/4 in x 1 1/2 in x 1/4 in; 10.795 cm x 3.81 cm x .635 cm
Object Name:
Medal
Other Terms:
Medal; Medaille Militaire
Associated place:
France
Associated date:
January 22, 1852
Related event:
World War I  Search this
ID Number:
AF.46886
Catalog number:
46886
Accession number:
182935
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Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-b63b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_434313
Online Media:

France, Military Medal

Associated person:
Pershing, John J.  Search this
Pershing, John J.  Search this
Physical Description:
cloth (ribbon material)
enamel (pendant material)
metal (pendant material)
Measurements:
overall (envelope): 6 in x 3 3/4 in x 3/4 in; 15.24 cm x 9.525 cm x 1.905 cm
overall: 3 1/4 in x 1 1/2 in x 1/4 in; 8.255 cm x 3.81 cm x .635 cm
Object Name:
Medal
Other Terms:
Medal; Medaille Militaire
Associated place:
France
Associated date:
January 22, 1852
Related event:
World War I  Search this
ID Number:
AF.46885
Catalog number:
46885
Accession number:
182935
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Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-c021-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_434314
Online Media:

A Reminder

Measurements:
overall: 30 in x 22 in; 76.2 cm x 55.88 cm
Object Name:
Poster
Associated Place:
Brazil
Subject:
South America  Search this
Latin America  Search this
Related event:
World War I  Search this
ID Number:
ZZ.RSN82631Y62
See more items in:
Political and Military History: Political History, General History Collection
Princeton Posters
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-999a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_540572

What Germany Wants

Measurements:
overall: 30 in x 44 in; 76.2 cm x 111.76 cm
Object Name:
Poster
Associated place:
Germany
Associated date:
1915 05
Subject:
South America  Search this
Latin America  Search this
Related event:
World War I  Search this
ID Number:
ZZ.RSN82631Y53
See more items in:
Political and Military History: Political History, General History Collection
Princeton Posters
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-8d28-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_540563

General Pershing's World War I Victory Medal

Wearer:
Pershing, John J.  Search this
Physical Description:
bronze (pendant material)
cloth (suspension ribbon material)
Measurements:
overall: 7 in x 1 1/2 in; 17.78 cm x 3.81 cm
overall (no case): 6 3/4 in x 1 1/2 in x 1/8 in; 17.145 cm x 3.81 cm x .3175 cm
Object Name:
Medal
Other Terms:
Medal; Army; Service; Victory Medal, World War I
Associated place:
Europe
Associated date:
1914-1918
Related event:
World War I  Search this
Credit Line:
Bequest of Estate of General John J. Pershing
ID Number:
AF.46879
Catalog number:
46879
Accession number:
182935
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Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military
Pershing War Office
Military
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-7ea6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_445416

Our Answer to the Kaiser

Maker:
Keystone View Company  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 3 1/2 in x 7 in; 8.89 cm x 17.78 cm
Object Name:
stereograph
Date made:
ca 1917
Subject:
Soldiers  Search this
Uniforms, Military  Search this
World War I  Search this
Credit Line:
Wayne Hill Photogrpahica Collection
ID Number:
2016.0066.173
Accession number:
2016.0066
Catalog number:
2016.0066.0173
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Work and Industry: Photographic History
Military
Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-cec5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1822050
Online Media:

Marshal Foch, General Pershing, Madame Joffre, Marshal Joffre, and General Dubail, at Paris

Depicted (sitter):
Foch, Ferdinand  Search this
Pershing, John J.  Search this
Maker:
Keystone View Company  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 3 1/2 in x 7 in; 8.89 cm x 17.78 cm
Object Name:
stereograph
Place made:
France: Île-de-France, Paris
Date made:
ca 1917-1918
Subject:
World War I  Search this
Uniforms, Military  Search this
Credit Line:
Wayne Hill Photogrpahica Collection
ID Number:
2016.0066.174
Accession number:
2016.0066
Catalog number:
2016.0066.0174
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Work and Industry: Photographic History
Military
Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-cec6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1822051
Online Media:

Pillow Sham

Maker:
unknown  Search this
Physical Description:
cotton (front material)
linen (back material)
bobbin lace, Point de Paris (insertion on back production method/technique)
bobbin lace, Brussels Duchesse (overall production method/technique)
needle lace, Alençon style (overall ground production method/technique)
Measurements:
overall: 44 in x 33 in; 111.76 cm x 83.82 cm
Object Name:
lace
pillow sham
war lace
lace, war lace
Object Type:
lace
Place made:
Belgium
Made during:
1915-1919
Subject:
Cotton  Search this
Lace  Search this
European History  Search this
Linen  Search this
Related event:
World War I  Search this
Related Publication:
Kellogg, Charlotte (Hoffman). Bobbins of Belgium: A Book of Belgian Lace, Lace-Workers, Lace-Schools and Lace-Villages
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Lewis Einstein and her sister Vicomtesse de Beughem
ID Number:
TE.T14468B
Catalog number:
T14468B
Accession number:
276575
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Home and Community Life: Textiles
Government, Politics, and Reform
War Laces
Lace
Textiles
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-6079-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_625884
Online Media:

Photograph of the Sunshine Players, including Buster Keaton

Depicted:
Keaton, Buster  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
average spatial: 17 cm x 22.5 cm; x 6 11/16 in x 8 7/8 in
overall: 6 3/4 in x 8 7/8 in; 17.145 cm x 22.5425 cm
Object Name:
photograph
Associated place:
Denmark
Date made:
ca 1918
Associated dates:
1918 00 00 / 1918 00 00
Subject:
Comedy  Search this
World War I  Search this
ID Number:
1993.0267.08
Catalog number:
1993.0267.08
Accession number:
1993.0267
See more items in:
Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-f775-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1153380
Online Media:

breeches

Wearer:
Haig, Douglas  Search this
Measurements:
overall (padded): 40 in x 15 1/2 in x 2 3/4 in; 101.6 cm x 39.37 cm x 6.985 cm
Object Name:
breeches
Related event:
World War I  Search this
ID Number:
AF.26353B
Catalog number:
AF*26353B
Accession number:
64931
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Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-2622-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1389418
Online Media:

coat

Wearer:
Haig, Douglas  Search this
Physical Description:
wool (overall material)
Measurements:
overall (padded): 32 in x 20 in x 4 1/4 in; 81.28 cm x 50.8 cm x 10.795 cm
Object Name:
Coat
Other Terms:
Coat; Man; Army; Field Marshal; Officer
Associated place:
United Kingdom: Grand Bretagne
Associated date:
1916 - 1919
Related event:
World War I  Search this
ID Number:
AF.26353 [dup3]
Catalog number:
26353
26353(A)
Accession number:
64931
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Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-79b8-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_444222

Field Glasses

Measurements:
overall: 2 9/16 in x 5 in x 7 7/16 in; 6.50875 cm x 12.7 cm x 18.89125 cm
Object Name:
field glasses
Subject:
World War I  Search this
Credit Line:
Jeannette L. Marshall, Rosabell Cooper Leistra, and Dorothy M. Hennessy
ID Number:
1980.0130.01
Catalog number:
1980.0130.01
Accession number:
1980.0130
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Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
Science & Mathematics
Optics
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ae-0e42-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1456670
Online Media:

War Victims Relief Friends

Unspecified:
National Woman's Party  Search this
Paul, Alice  Search this
Physical Description:
metal (overall material)
enamel (overall material)
Measurements:
average spatial: 1 1/4 in; x 3.175 cm
Object Name:
Pin
Subject:
Voting Rights  Search this
Women's Suffrage  Search this
Equal Rights Amendment  Search this
War  Search this
Women's History  Search this
World War I  Search this
Related event:
World War I  Search this
Credit Line:
Alice Paul Centennial Foundation, Inc.
ID Number:
1987.0165.028
Catalog number:
1987.0165.028
Accession number:
1987.0165
See more items in:
Political and Military History: Political History, Women's History Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-25ff-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1066155

Nurses Quarters, Chateau de Malabry

Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
black (overall color)
white (overall color)
black and white (overall production method/technique)
Measurements:
overall: 3 1/2 in x 5 1/2 in; 8.89 cm x 13.97 cm
Object Name:
Postcard
Other Terms:
Postcard; Documents
Place made:
France
Depicted:
France: Île-de-France, Châtenay-Malabry
Date made:
1918-12
Related event:
World War I  Search this
ID Number:
1991.3179.01
Catalog number:
1991.3179.01
Nonaccession number:
1991.3179
See more items in:
Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-30d1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1089614

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