The Great War

Illustration of soldiers rushing into battle

The Great War profoundly changed not just the geo-political landcape of Europe, and an entire generation, but also the culture, economics, politics, and technology of countries outside the immediate combatants. To commemorate the United States' entry into World War I in April 1917, we present selections from our collections related to aviation and military history as well as politics, comics and fine art from that period.

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Cover of Spherical ballooning, some of the requirements,

Spherical ballooning

McCullough, Paul James
The Mangan printing company
[c1917]
Cover of The American front

The American front

Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
C. Scribner's Sons
1919
Cover of The National Gallery of Art, Washington

The National Gallery of Art, Washington

National Gallery of Art (U.S. : 1906-1937); United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Institution, U.S. National Museum]
1915
Cover of The war garden victorious

The war garden victorious

Pack, Charles Lathrop; Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
Press of J.P. Lippincott company
[1919]
Cover of War paintings & drawings by British artists

War paintings & drawings by British artists

Great Britain. Ministry of Information; Brinton, Christian; Worcester Art Museum
[Redfield-Kendrick-Odell Company, Inc.]
[1919]
Cover of War time control of industry

War time control of industry

Gray, Howard Levi
The Macmillan Company
1918

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