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A Guide to World War I Memorabilia 1917-1919 World War I, Memorabilia, 1917-1919 10875-m

A Guide to World War I Memorabilia 1917-1919

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The Joseph M. Bruccoli Great War Collection
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Special Collections, University of Virginia Library
Accession number
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Title
World War I Memorabilia 1917-1919
Physical Characteristics
3 items
Language
English
Abstract
This collection consists of one World War I medal, and two lapel pins.

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Preferred Citation

World War I Memorabilia, 1917-1919, in the Joseph M. Bruccoli Great War Collection Accession previous hit 10875  next hit-m, previous hit 10875  next hit-n, previous hit 10875 -o, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

These items were given to the Library by Matthew Bruccoli, Columbia, South Carolina, on May 7, 1992.

Scope and Content Information

This addition to the Bruccoli Great War Collection consists of three items, 1917-1919, including one medal, one inch in diameter, inscribed with "LEST WE FORGET APR. 6, 1917 - NOV. 11, 1918" and on the verso, "THE PRICE 268,204 CASUALITIES"; and two lapel pins both produced by the Whitemead & Hoag Company, Newark, New Jersey, one with a white background and the inscription, "W.S.S. PLEDGED FOR 1918," and the other with a flag shield and money chest emblem and inscribed, "YORK WAR CHEST I HAVE CONTRIBUTED, HAVE YOU?"