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- Description:
- Breakfast menu card from the Hotel Pontchartrain, dated February 15, 1918. The recto lists fruit, beverages, cereals, eggs, oysters, fish, specials, and potatoes. The verso declares that the hotel is a member of the United States Food Administration, and urges the conservation of food for the war effort. Additionally, a disclaimer on the verso cautions that the management declines responsibility to damage to clothing caused by accidents in the dining room.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sheet music for the march ballad "Farewell, Little Girl of Mine", words and music by Sydney P. Harris, published by the Sydney P. Harris Co. Cover illustration by Starmer.
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned panoramic photograph showing Company B of the 120th Machine Gun Battalion. The company is posed in five rows; the front row is sitting on a bench and the back four rows are standing on the ground and on risers.
- Date Issued:
- 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- June 1, 1918 issue of the newsletter of the Detroit Chapter of the American Red Cross. This issues includes stories on a Red Cross fundraiser's success, the need for knitters and sweaters, and photos of a Red Cross parade on Woodward Avenue.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph showing the interior of factory building in Ford's River Rouge development with men laying support beams on rail transport used in ship construction. The center bay shown. An automobile is shown beside a photographer with a camera on a tripod. Lower right hand corner shows photo number and date of photo: 22079-5-11-18. Photo mounted on a linen backing.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- World War I poster entitled, "U. S. Marines, Soldiers of the Sea." The poster shows a color drawing of two Marines at the center along with the Marine Corps emblem on a pedestal. Black and white photographs (16 total) are arranged in columns on each side of the poster that depict typical activities in the life of a marine. The artist's name, J. C. Leyendecker, is shown near the lower right corner of the drawing. Printed text along the bottom shows "For Full Information Apply, Recruiting Station."
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sheet music for the song "When There's a Home Sweet Home on Every Shore", words and music by Joe Guinan, published by Guinan & Felt.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- World War I poster with the messages, "Joan of Arc Saved France" and "Save Your Country, Buy War Savings Stamps." the poster shows a color drawing of Joan of Arc who is dressed in armor and is holding a upraised sword in her right hand. The artist's name, "Haskell Coffin," is shown near the lower left corner of the drawing. Additional printed text along the bottom of the poster shows "W.S.S., War Savings Stamps Issued by the United States Government, United States Treasury Department." Small printed text in the lower left corner shows "S-2." Small printed text in the lower right corner shows "United States Printing & Lithograph Co., New York."
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- World War I poster with the messages, "Motherless Fatherless Starving," and "How Much To Save These Little Lives?" The poster shows a color drawing of a Red Cross nurse who is tending to a group of small children. The artist's last name, "Crisp," can be seen near the center left edge of the drawing. A Red Cross is shown at the bottom of the poster along with printed text that shows "War Fund Week, One Hundred Million Dollars, May 20th - 27th." Small printed text in the lower right corner shows "Form N.Y. 20, Second War Fund."
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Banner promoting the American Red Cross's Universal Membership Week and Christmas Roll Call, between December 16th and the 23rd, 1918. The banner features the images of a Red Cross nurse when her arm outstretched and a group of marching trooper behind her on the left, and the "Greatest Mother in the World" image by Alonzo Foringer, of a giant Red Cross nurse cradling a small wounded soldier in a stretcher.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
