A Guide to a World War I Wall Hanging and Photographs 1917-1919 World War I, Wall Hanging, Photographs, 1917-1919 10875-az

A Guide to a World War I Wall Hanging and Photographs 1917-1919

A Collection in
The Joseph M. Bruccoli Great War Collection
The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 10875 -az

Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
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USA
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Funding: Web version of the finding aid funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Processed by: Sharon Defibaugh 1997

Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

10875

-az

Title

World War I Wall Hanging and Photographs 1917-1919

Physical Characteristics

4 items

Language

English

Abstract

World War I wall hanging done in American flag design with sentimental verse and pocket, n.d.; and 3 small photographs of unidentified soldiers one of which is labelled "Aug 6 Waiting for inspection," on the verso.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

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Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

World War I Wall Hanging and Photographs, ca. 1917-1919, in the Joseph M. Bruccoli Great War Collection, Accession # 10875 -az, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

These items were given to the University of Virginia Library Joseph M. Bruccoli Great War Collection by Matthew J. Bruccoli, Columbia, South Carolina, on April 15, 1997.

Scope and Content Information

This collection, ca. 1917-1919, consists of a wall hanging with a patriotic design expressing these sentiments, "Remember Me" "Sweet be to thee life's passing hours, And all thy path be decked with flowers" on the top half and an American flag design for the bottom half, which also forms a pocket. It also includes three black and white photographs of unidentified groups of [American?] soldiers, one with the inscription, "Waiting for Inspection, August 6."