From Harlem to the Rhine. The Story of New York’s Colored Volunteers.
History of the all-black 15th New York Infantry Regiment (369th U.S.Infantry), known as “Harlem’s Hell Fighters.” The book was written by one of its white..... Read More
World War (1914–1918)
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![From Harlem to the Rhine. The Story of New York’s Colored Volunteers. [Presentation Copy]. Arthur W. Little, 1873–1943, Arthur West Little.](/pictures/thumb/3728004_1.jpg?v=1542302157)
From Harlem to the Rhine. The Story of New York’s Colored Volunteers. [Presentation Copy]
History of the all-black 15th New York Infantry Regiment (369th U.S. Infantry), known as “Harlem’s Hell Fighters.” The book was written by one of its..... Read More
![From Harlem to the Rhine. The Story of New York’s Colored Volunteers. [Signed]. Arthur W. Little, 1873–1943, Arthur West Little.](/pictures/thumb/3728003_1.jpg?v=1542302156)
From Harlem to the Rhine. The Story of New York’s Colored Volunteers. [Signed]
History of the all-black 15th New York Infantry Regiment (369th U.S. Infantry), known as “Harlem’s Hell Fighters.” The book was written by one of its..... Read More
![Songs and Poems,—and Writings of,—Edward Jay. The Property of Edward J. Paxson.—Vol. 2— [manuscript caption title]. Edward J. Paxson, “Edward Jay”, 1854–1920, Edward John Paxson.](/pictures/thumb/3727219_1.jpg?v=1535553285)
Songs and Poems,—and Writings of,—Edward Jay. The Property of Edward J. Paxson.—Vol. 2— [manuscript caption title].
Dramatically decorated and highly illustrated handwritten album of poetry and some prose by Philadelphian Edward J. Paxson. Using the pseudonym “Edward Jay,” Paxson writes of..... Read More
![You’ll Find Old Dixieland in France [sheet music]. lyrics Grant Clarke, music Geo. W. Meyer, French lyrics Louis Delamarre.](/pictures/thumb/3727075_1.jpg?v=1540246015)
You’ll Find Old Dixieland in France [sheet music].
Unusual small format sheet music celebrating African-American soldiers fighting in France in the First World War. With lyrics in both English and French, the song... Read More
![[Judaica:] What Dr. Magnes Saw in the War Zone. Judah Leon Magnes, 1877–1948.](/pictures/thumb/3727699_1.jpg?v=1537378146)
[Judaica:] What Dr. Magnes Saw in the War Zone.
Sub-titled: “Address delivered by Dr. Judah L. Magnes at the Mass Meeting in New York, which opened the 1917 Campaign for $10,000,000.” Judah Leon Magnes... Read More
Catasauquas’ Home-Coming Celebration for their Soldiers, Sailors and Nurses August 25 to September 1 1919. Official Souvenir.
First World War home-coming celebration program for the borough of Catasauqua in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The cover depicts a triumphal arch adorned with American flags... Read More
![The Avenue of the Allies and Victory [Zelia Hoffman; her copy]. Alfred Noyes, Childe Hassam, William Howard Taft, Zelia Krumbhaar Preston Hoffman.](/images/noimage-req.png)
The Avenue of the Allies and Victory [Zelia Hoffman; her copy].
World War I poems by English poet Alfred Noyes, finely printed and bound, published by the Book Committee of the Art War Relief in New... Read More
A collection of 44 handwritten letters by Sallie F. Lotta of New York, 1918, and one additional letter; all incoming to James S. Crossland of Roxborough, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Collection of 44 letters by Sarah Frances “Sallie” Lotta to her boyfriend, later fiancée, James S. “Jim” Crossland, Jr. Sallie lives in New Rochelle, New..... Read More
Official Recipe Book. What to Eat. How to Cook It.
WWI-era cookbook issued in March 1918 by the State Council of Defense of Illinois. “This book of recipes was compiled for the Patriotic Food Show... Read More
![Mine More Coal, President Wilson Demands Coal to Win the War. [caption title]. Woodrow Wilson, 1856–1924.](/pictures/thumb/3728280_1.jpg?v=1547593628)
Mine More Coal, President Wilson Demands Coal to Win the War. [caption title]
WWI-era poster calling on operators and workers “to assume the burden of producing an ample supply of coal” to win the war: “The existing scarcity..... Read More
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