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WWI |
Number of Archive records |
10 |
Number of Object records |
92 |
Number of Photo records |
10 |
Number of Library records |
1 |
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A Diary of Events Recorded from July 11, 1918 to May 2, 1919 - Diary
A Diary of Events Recorded from July 11, 1918 to May 2, 1919. Red pamphlet contains reprinted events recorded by William W. Nielsen, Private in the Masonic Ambulance Corps known as the 364th Ambulance Company, 316th Sanitary Train & 91st Division, U.S. Army. Contains first-hand experiences of World War I, some images and a poem at the end.
Record Type: Archive
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American Soldiers Arrive at Vladivostock, 1918 - Photograph, Black-and-White
American Soldiers Arrive at Vladivostock, 1918
Record Type: Photo
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Bran Pudding, c. 1917-1918 - Sketch
Bran Pudding, c. 1917-1918. Pen and ink on off-white paper sketch depicts a man in an apron standing over a large wooden bucket, with one foot resting on its edge. With one hand he pours a box of flour into the bucket, and with his other hand he holds a long paddle, from which dough is dripping. A text bubble says "Bran Pudding." Behind the man in the top left corner is a window, through which dark trees and a full moon are visible.
Record Type: Object
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Camp Lewis, 1917 - Sketch
Camp Lewis, 1917. Pencil on off-white paper sketch depicts two men, one watching the other exercise. The man on the left stands beside a tall wooden fence with his hands on his hips, smoking a long cigarette. A dialogue bubble above him contains a drawing of a ladder. The man on the right faces the first man and hangs from a pull-up bar. In a dialogue bubble to his right, he counts to five, his count ending in a string of ellipses and a question ...
Record Type: Object
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Canteen, c. 1914-1918 (WWI) or 1939-1945 (WWII) - Canteen
Canteen, c. 1914-1918 (WWI) or 1939-1945 (WWII). Rounded metal container covered in tan canvas cloth. Backside of canteen has concave circle. Printed on front of canvas covering reads, "GOVERNMENT" and "WOOLWINE" on top of mouthpiece cap at top of canteen. Metal rings attach canvas strap to either side of the canteen. Canvas strap is knotted at top to adjust length of strap. Canvas strap is attached to metal rings by threading through the ri...
Record Type: Object
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Coming Home from Town, c. 1917-1919 - Sketch
Coming Home from Town, c. 1917-1919. Pen on lined off-white paper sketch depicts two men in a horse-drawn car. The horse, in the foreground, wears blinders and droops tiredly. Both men in the car are in uniform; the driver on the right has his nose in the air, and the man on the left wears a cap and smokes a cigarette. In the distance behind them are a few houses and a church with a spire. The caption at the bottom reads "Coming home from Town---...
Record Type: Object
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Company Arrives in Camp Lewis, 1917 - Sketch
Company Arrives in Camp Lewis, 1917. Pencil on lined newsprint paper cartoon sketch of a mustached man trying on clothes. He wears a huge pair of pants that come up to his chest; with his right hand he holds a belt and scratches his head. Beside him is a similarly huge pair of shoes with a tag reading "SIZE._._ 7 1/2." A thought/dialogue bubble in the top left reads "Pants 34x27 hm-m; I guess they meant feet not inches / Shoes 7 1/2, yes; they ...
Record Type: Object
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Corn Bread for Breakfast, 1917 - Sketch
Corn Bread for Breakfast, 1917. Pencil on lined off-white paper cartoon sketch depicts three cooks preparing cornbread. The first figure, which occupies the middle half of the page, is using a paddle to mix the contents of a large bucket. On the floor beside him is a sack of corn meal and a small scale. Behind him is a hanging light and a window looking out onto a grinning moon in a dark sky. The second man, in the bottom left corner, kneads doug...
Record Type: Object
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Corporal Iler Watson (left) in Vladivostock, c. 1918-1919 - Photograph, Black-and-White
Corporal Iler Watson (left) in Vladivostock, c. 1918-1919
Record Type: Photo
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Damn These French Flies, c. 1918-1919 - Sketch
Damn These French Flies, c. 1918-1919. Pencil on off-white paper sketch depicts a cook sawing through a giant slab of meat. He wears an apron and cap and smokes a cigeratte. Large dots around him serve as a swarm of flies, and his dialogue bubble says "Damn These French Flies".
Record Type: Object
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Hospital Detail, 1917 - Sketch
Hospital Detail, 1917. Pencil on off-white paper cartoon sketch of two male figures. The first is on the left, on one knee, and is wearing a uniform with tall boots and smoking a long cigarette. Behind his left leg is a bucket, bottle, and small glass. He holds a gigantic half-full syringe. The other is bald and muscular, standing on the right, and wearing only a fringed cloth tied around his hips. The syringe needle is entering his arm. Above th...
Record Type: Object
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Howard Got Mail, c. 1917-1919 - Sketch
Howard Got Mail, c. 1917-1919. Pencil on off-white paper sketch depicts a close-up of a bald man at a desk or table, looking at an opened letter. He is hunched low over the page, possibly in interest, but more likely in pain. His hands are balled into fists on either side of his head. There is heavy shading throughout. A caption at the bottom reads "Howard got mail."
Record Type: Object
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Just Before "Tattoo", c. 1917-1918 - Sketch
Just Before "Tattoo", c. 1917-1918. Pen and ink on lined off-white paper sketch depicts a man with his back to the viewer in the foreground. He wears his undergarments and is stepping into bed, with one hand holding the bedframe and the other lifting the blanket, and one knee raised. In the background is a ceiling beam, a sleeping soldier with "zzz"s in a dialogue bubble above him, and another soldier smoking a cigarette saying goodnight to every...
Record Type: Object
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Just Bunk Fatigue, 1918 - Sketch
Just Bunk Fatigue, 1918. Pencil on lined off-white paper sketch depicts a man asleep in the bottom bunk of a bunk bed. He wears and undershirt and a blanket covers most of his body. His right arm hangs out of the bed and rests on the floor. A caption in the lower right corner reads "Just Bunk Fatigue."
Record Type: Object
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K-P Camp Lewis, 1917 - Sketch
K-P Camp Lewis, 1917. Pencil on off-white paper cartoon sketch depicts a dour-faced man behind a counter wearing an apron and chef's hat and smoking a long, thin pipe. With his right hand he holds a large spoon over a container of what looks like soup. Behind him is a shelf from which knives, pots, and other cooking utensils are hanging. Text in the bottom right foreground says ""K-P" Camp Lewis Nov-10-1917," with the "K-P" in bubble letters. In ...
Record Type: Object
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Letter from Alvin Page Colby, 1918 - Letter
Letter from Alvin Page Colby, 1918. Brief note written in cursive pencil on lined paper reads "--So, I didnt get time to write you this evening. / Your / Al".
Record Type: Archive
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Letter from Alvin Page Colby, 1918 - Letter
Letter from Alvin Page Colby, 1918. Brief letter from Colby to the commanding officer of the 364th Ambulance Corps containing two points. The first concerns something in Tacoma from 9am to midnight on the date the note was written. The second says that Colby is "entitled to Class A privilege". It is signed with Colby's name and approved by a stamp from "Burt L. Doane, CAPT.M.R.C." It is written in pencil in cursive on a YMCA Army and Navy stamped...
Record Type: Archive
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Letter from the Masonic Ambulance Corps, 1970 - Letter
Letter from the Masonic Ambulance Corps, 1970. Typed letter regarding reunion meeting of the organization which occurred on August 1, 1970. Mostly focuses on who attended and who was unable to attend. Includes address updates and notes who passed away.
Record Type: Archive
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Letter with Sketch by Alvin Page Colby, 1918 - Sketch
Sketch and letter by Alvin Page Colby, 1918. A letter to a "Mr Jack S[illegible], Cook 364 Amb. Co." from "the underground commander" requests nine sandwiches to keep the men "peaceful during the night." It is signed by seven men and includes a sketch by Colby of a man in a hat and glasses saying "HEY! JOHN DO THAT WILL YUH?" A P.S. reads "Send us any old thing decent for a good soldier to eat."
Record Type: Archive
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Map by Alvin Page Colby, c. 1917-1918 - Map, Road
Map by Alvin Page Colby, c. 1917-1918. Hand-drawn road map gives directions to a country club in the vicinity of Camp Lewis. A highway runs horizontally along the top of the page, with two horizontal rail lines drawn underneath it. Below those are some County Roads and Private Roads with a handful of rail stations and landmarks labeled.
Record Type: Archive
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Masonic Ambulance Corps 50th Anniversary Program, 1967 - Program
Masonic Ambulance Corps 50th Anniversary Program, 1967. Program (A) includes history of the formation of the 91st Division, a corps membership list and a place for signatures in the back. Insert (B) lists that a Commanding Officer, Dr. Bert L. Doane, passed on May 15, 1967 and includes a dedication poem written by Nick Kenny entitled, "Loved and Lost Awhile." Handwritten in gold ink at bottom of front cover is "Alvin P. Colby."
Record Type: Archive
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Medical Corp from Camp Fremont's Base Hospital, c. 1917-1919 - Photograph, Black-and-White
Camp Fremont Medical Corp, c. 1917-1919. Framed 48" black and white panoramic photo depicts the Camp Fremont Medical Corp at the Camp Fremont. Posed shot shows 5 rows of men in uniform with the first row seated on the ground and the rest standing. There are tents and oak trees depicted in the background. White text at bottom of image reads, "No76P Army Base Hospital Camp Fremont, Cal. C.K. Stowe Photo, Menlo Park." Photo is mounted inside gold...
Record Type: Object
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Northern California Research Lodge F. & A.M. Quarterly Journal
Entire issue is about the "History of the Masonic Ambulance Corps" from which became part of the 91st Division of the U.S. Army during WWI. 3 connected pages, each 11"x8.5".
Record Type: Library
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Our Big Talent, 1918 - Sketch
Our Big Talent, 1918. Pencil on lined off-white paper sketch depicts a man from the waist up with an exaggeratedly large head. He wears a uniform jacket and glasses and holds sheet music open in front of him. His mouth is wide open as he sings, indicated by a jumble of music notes in a dialogue bubble. The caption at the bottom left reads "Our Big Talent / Sgt Perry."
Record Type: Object
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Parade Rest, c. 1917-1918 - Sketch
Parade Rest, c. 1917-1918. Pencil on off-white paper sketch depicts three figures and a U.S. flag. The two men in the foreground are in the left half of the page. One is short and fat, the other is taller and slimmer. Both wear uniforms and campaign hats and stand facing forward. The third figure is a small silhouette in the background below the U.S. flag. He plays a bugle. In the lower right corner is written "Parade Rest!"
Record Type: Object
