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


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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.

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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."