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War Effort Collection (#4)

"Unwavering Unity: The Power of the War Effort" In times of great turmoil, a nation's strength lies in its collective determination

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Mildred Tillotson, 1916. Creator: Bain News Service

Mildred Tillotson, 1916. Creator: Bain News Service
Mildred Tillotson, 1916. Shows Mildred Tillotson holding a doll at a Russian Bazaar held at the 71st Regiment Armory, New York City on Dec. 7-9, 1916

Background imageWar Effort Collection: L.I.R.R. Food Train, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

L.I.R.R. Food Train, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
L.I.R.R. Food Train, 1918. The Long Island Railroad "Victory Special", organized by the women of the Long Island Food Reserve Battalion during World War I

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Werrenrath, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Werrenrath, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Werrenrath, 1918. Reinald Werrenrath (1883-1953) singing at a rally for the Fourth Liberty Loan Campaign which took place on the steps of Federal Hall, New York City in 1918

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Werrenrath, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Werrenrath, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Werrenrath, 1918. American baritone opera singer Reinald Werrenrath (1883-1953) at a rally for the Fourth Liberty Loan Campaign, Federal Hall, New York City in 1918 during World War I

Background imageWar Effort Collection: G.W. Wickersham, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

G.W. Wickersham, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
G.W. Wickersham, 1918. Lawyer and Presidential Cabinet Secretary George Woodward Wickersham (1858-1936) at a rally for the Fourth Liberty Loan Campaign, Federal Hall

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Orville Harrold, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Orville Harrold, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Orville Harrold, 1918. American operatic tenor and musical theater actor Orville Harrold (1878-1933) singing at a rally for the Fourth Liberty Loan Campaign, Federal Hall

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Sub-treasury, 4 Oct 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Sub-treasury, 4 Oct 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Sub-treasury, 4 Oct 1918 (date created or published later). A rally for the Fourth Liberty Loan Campaign which took place on the steps of Federal Hall, New York City in 1918 during World War I

Background imageWar Effort Collection: French women on RECRUIT, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

French women on RECRUIT, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
French women on RECRUIT, 1917 or 1918. French women on the deck of the USS Recruit, a wooden mockup of a battleship built in Union Square

Background imageWar Effort Collection: French women on RECRUIT, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

French women on RECRUIT, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
French women on RECRUIT, 1917 or 1918. A military band playing next to the USS Recruit, a wooden mockup of a battleship built in Union Square

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Edna De Lima, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Edna De Lima, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Edna De Lima, 1918. Soprano opera singer Edna de Lima at a rally for the Fourth Liberty Loan Campaign, Federal Hall, New York City in 1918 during World War I

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Helen Kenyon, 13 Apr 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Helen Kenyon, 13 Apr 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Helen Kenyon, 13 Apr 1918. Helen Kenyon (1884-1978) who helped organize the Vassar Training Camp for Nurses during World War I

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Mrs. H.A.C. Van Der Flier, Apr 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Mrs. H.A.C. Van Der Flier, Apr 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. H.A.C. Van Der Flier, Apr 1918. Mrs. Hendrika A. C. Van Der Flier of Holland, participating in a bazaar to raise funds for Belgian orphans during World War I, at the Waldorf Astoria

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Luella Duys & Eleanor Horrmann, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Luella Duys & Eleanor Horrmann, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service. Luella Duys & Eleanor Horrmann, 1918
Luella Duys & Eleanor Horrmann, 1918. Two girls, Luella Duys and Eleanor Horrmann holding dolls, possibly at a bazaar to raise funds for Belgian orphans during World War I at the Waldorf Astoria

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Women's Motor Corps, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Women's Motor Corps, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Women's Motor Corps, 1917 or 1918. Captain Charles Albert Adams (1846-1929) a U.S. naval officer who served as the commander of the USS Recruit

Background imageWar Effort Collection: English women in ship yards, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

English women in ship yards, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
English women in ship yards, between c1915 and 1918. Women at work building navy ships during World War I in England

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Mrs. N.E. Green & 'Caesar', between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service. Mrs. N.E

Mrs. N.E. Green & "Caesar", between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service. Mrs. N.E
Mrs. N.E. Green & "Caesar", between c1915 and 1918. Mabel E. Harlow, the wife of Edward Howland Robinson "Ned" Green with dog Caesar and sign reading: "Belgian war dog

Background imageWar Effort Collection: John McCormack sells Liberty Bonds, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

John McCormack sells Liberty Bonds, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
John McCormack sells Liberty Bonds, 1917 or 1918. Irish American tenor singer John McCormack (1884-1945) seated at a table, selling Liberty Bonds to people during World War I

Background imageWar Effort Collection: U.S. Boys Working Reserve, Washington, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

U.S. Boys Working Reserve, Washington, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
U.S. Boys Working Reserve, Washington, between c1915 and c1920. Staff(?) of the U.S. Boys Working Reserve which was organized to recruit young volunteers to work in agriculture or industry to help

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Capt. Jack Adams boarding RECRUIT, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Capt. Jack Adams boarding RECRUIT, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Capt. Jack Adams boarding RECRUIT, 1917. Captain Jack Adams boarding the USS Recruit, a wooden mockup of a battleship built in Union Square

Background imageWar Effort Collection: RECRUIT, (c1917?). Creator: Bain News Service

RECRUIT, (c1917?). Creator: Bain News Service
RECRUIT, (c1917?). The U.S.S. Recruit, a fake battleship built in Union Square, New York City by the Navy to recruit seamen and sell Liberty Bonds

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Lauder, 19 Oct 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Lauder, 19 Oct 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Lauder, 19 Oct 1917. Scottish comedian Harry Lauder, probably on the steps in front of the Sub-Treasury to speak at the noonday Liberty Loan meeting during World War I

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Julia Kraszewski, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Julia Kraszewski, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Julia Kraszewski, between c1915 and 1918. A woman in uniform. Probably relates to the work of the Polish Falcons based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Lauder, (19 Oct 1917?). Creator: Bain News Service

Lauder, (19 Oct 1917?). Creator: Bain News Service
Lauder, (19 Oct 1917?). Scottish comedian Harry Lauder, probably on the steps in front of the Sub-Treasury to speak at the noonday Liberty Loan meeting during World War I

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Frances Lewinski, Julia Kraszewski, Dr. B.M. Zielinski (L. to R.), between c1915 and 1918

Frances Lewinski, Julia Kraszewski, Dr. B.M. Zielinski (L. to R.), between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Frances Lewinski, Julia Kraszewski, Dr. B.M. Zielinski (L. to R.), between c1915 and 1918. Two women with a man in uniform

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Lauder, (19 Oct 1917?). Creator: Bain News Service

Lauder, (19 Oct 1917?). Creator: Bain News Service
Lauder, (19 Oct 1917?). Shows Scottish comedian Harry Lauder, probably on the steps in front of the Sub-Treasury to speak at the noonday Liberty Loan meeting during World War I

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Liberty Bond Meet, (19 Oct 1917?). Creator: Bain News Service

Liberty Bond Meet, (19 Oct 1917?). Creator: Bain News Service
Liberty Bond Meet, (19 Oct 1917?). Crowds and bagpipers in kilts in front of the Sub-Treasury building on Wall Street, probably for a Liberty Loan meeting held Oct

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Farmerette, Los Angeles, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Farmerette, Los Angeles, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Farmerette, Los Angeles, between c1915 and 1918. Probably shows a "farmerette" member of the Woman's Land Army of America (later Women's Land Army)

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Los Angeles [woman] mail carrier, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Los Angeles [woman] mail carrier, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Los Angeles [woman] mail carrier, between c1915 and c1920. A woman postal worker during World War I in Los Angeles, California

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Capt. Baylis & Mary Watkins, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service. Capt

Capt. Baylis & Mary Watkins, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service. Capt. Baylis & Mary Watkins, 1917 or 1918
Capt. Baylis & Mary Watkins, 1917 or 1918. Bacteriologist Adelaide Brooks Baylis (d. 1965), captain of the National League of Women's Services Motor Corps in New York

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Mrs. J.F. Curtis & Mrs. Wm. Burton, Oct 1917. Creator: Bain News Service. Mrs. J.F. Curtis & Mrs

Mrs. J.F. Curtis & Mrs. Wm. Burton, Oct 1917. Creator: Bain News Service. Mrs. J.F. Curtis & Mrs. Wm. Burton, Oct 1917
Mrs. J.F. Curtis & Mrs. Wm. Burton, Oct 1917. Shows (left to right) Mrs. William Burton, Mrs. James F. Curtis (the former Laura Beatrice Merriam), wife of James F

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Mrs. J.F. Curtis, Oct 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Mrs. J.F. Curtis, Oct 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. J.F. Curtis, Oct 1917. Mrs. James F. Curtis, (the former Laura Beatrice Merriam) wife of James F. Curtis, an Assistant Secretary at the Treasury Department; holding a poster for the 2nd Liberty

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Capt. Adelaide B. Baylis, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Capt. Adelaide B. Baylis, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Capt. Adelaide B. Baylis, 1917 or 1918. Bacteriologist Adelaide Brooks Baylis (d. 1965) who served as a captain in the National League of Women's Services Motor Corps in New York during World War

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Elise Robert & Dorothy Kohn, Oct 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Elise Robert & Dorothy Kohn, Oct 1917. Creator: Bain News Service. Elise Robert & Dorothy Kohn, Oct 1917
Elise Robert & Dorothy Kohn, Oct 1917. Elise (Elyse) Robert and Dorothy Kohn putting 2nd Liberty Loan posters on the side of the Waldorf Astoria in New York City during World War I

Background imageWar Effort Collection: In a Detroit shop, 26 Dec 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

In a Detroit shop, 26 Dec 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
In a Detroit shop, 26 Dec 1917 (date created or published later). Two women wearing overalls as they work in a factory in Detroit, Michigan during World War I

Background imageWar Effort Collection: British tank on 5th Ave. 25 Oct 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

British tank on 5th Ave. 25 Oct 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
British tank on 5th Ave. 25 Oct 1917. The British Mark IV Tank "Britannia" which was brought to New York City where it was renamed the Liberty and put on exhibit to help sell war bonds

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Motor Cycle Ambulance, Hero Land, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Motor Cycle Ambulance, Hero Land, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Motor Cycle Ambulance, Hero Land, 1917. Soldiers on a motorcyle ambulance at the Hero Land Bazaar held in November and December of 1917 in New York City during World War I

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Howitzer at Hero Land, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Howitzer at Hero Land, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Howitzer at Hero Land, 1917. Soldiers on a howitzer artillery piece at the Hero Land Bazaar, held in November and December of 1917 in New York City during World War I

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Lerie Klein, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Lerie Klein, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Lerie Klein, 1917. Lerie Klein, probably at the Hero Land Bazaar, held in November and December of 1917 in New York City during World War I

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Liberty Loan parade, 25 Oct 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Liberty Loan parade, 25 Oct 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Liberty Loan parade, 25 Oct 1917. Shows (left to right) Thomas William Lamont, Jr.; William Woodward, president Hanover National Bank; Charles H

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Mrs. Anna Dike & Anne Morgan, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service. Mrs

Mrs. Anna Dike & Anne Morgan, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service. Mrs
Mrs. Anna Dike & Anne Morgan, between c1915 and 1918. Mrs. Anna Dike, Miss Anne Morgan and French politician Fernand David (1869-1935) inspecting land in France

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Examining spruce for planes, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Examining spruce for planes, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Examining spruce for planes, between c1915 and c1920. A man at an airplane factory is seen looking for imperfections in spruce to be used for the construction of airplanes

Background imageWar Effort Collection: English women finishing a 9.2 shell, between c1915 and 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

English women finishing a 9.2 shell, between c1915 and 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
English women finishing a 9.2 shell, between c1915 and 1917. Women workers inspecting 9.2 explosive shells in a factory during World War I

Background imageWar Effort Collection: English women in shipbuilding yards, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

English women in shipbuilding yards, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
English women in shipbuilding yards, between c1915 and c1920. Women at work building navy ships during World War I in England

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Housewives League car, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Housewives League car, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Housewives League car, 1917. Union Square, New York City showing women of the National Housewives League in a car with a poster inscribed "New York Food Aid Committee" which was appointed

Background imageWar Effort Collection: English Post women, between c1915 and c1917. Creator: Bain News Service

English Post women, between c1915 and c1917. Creator: Bain News Service
English Post women, between c1915 and c1917. English post women from London carrying mailbags during World War I

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Women in brass fitting shop, Eng. [i.e. England], between c1915 and 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Women in brass fitting shop, Eng. [i.e. England], between c1915 and 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Women in brass fitting shop, Eng. [i.e. England], between c1915 and 1917. Women working in a brass fitting shop in England during World War I

Background imageWar Effort Collection: English furnace woman in iron works, between c1915 and 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

English furnace woman in iron works, between c1915 and 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
English furnace woman in iron works, between c1915 and 1917. A woman stoker England in front of a furnace at an ironworks during World War I

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Woman blacksmith, Eng. [i.e. England], between c1915 and 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Woman blacksmith, Eng. [i.e. England], between c1915 and 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Woman blacksmith, Eng. [i.e. England], between c1915 and 1917. A woman blacksmith in England during World War I




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"Unwavering Unity: The Power of the War Effort" In times of great turmoil, a nation's strength lies in its collective determination. This vintage World War II poster featuring a fedora and an Army helmet symbolizes the fusion of civilian and military efforts, as ordinary citizens donned their hats to support the cause. Down Lambeth Way, amidst the bustling streets, Lambeth Walk proudly purchases a Spitfire aircraft—a testament to their unwavering commitment towards defending freedom. Their contribution echoes throughout history as communities rallied together during wartime. The Recruitment Campaign "Teamwork Builds Ships, " published in 1917, showcases a vibrant lithograph that encapsulates the spirit of unity. It reminds us that every individual plays an integral role in constructing vessels that sail through treacherous waters. On Friday 2nd July 1915, at Carclew House in Cornwall, brave men joined the DCLI recruiting march. Their dedication exemplifies how patriotism transcends boundaries and inspires individuals from all walks of life to stand tall for their country. Amidst chaos and destruction during World War II, GWR staff transformed a humble parcel van into an ambulance—symbolizing compassion amid adversity. These unsung heroes loaded stretchers with care and hope while serving on the front lines. Vintage posters depicting bombs falling remind us of the sacrifices made by countless souls who faced unimaginable horrors with unwavering bravery. Each explosion serves as a stark reminder of our duty to protect what we hold dear. A poignant World War I poster portrays innocence shattered by conflict—a little girl sitting on her father's lap while a boy plays nearby. It evokes emotions that fuel our resolve never to let war rob future generations of peace and happiness again. As fighter pilots climbed into their airplanes during World War II, they embodied courage soaring above clouds filled with uncertainty. Their indomitable spirit continues to inspire us today—to face challenges head-on without fear.