War Effort Collection (#5)

Women working on propeller, Eng. [i.e. England], between c1915 and 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Women working on propeller, Eng. [i.e. England], between c1915 and 1917. Women working on a propeller in a navy shipbuilding yard in England during World War I

Mrs. E.R. Stettinius. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. E.R. Stettinius.Mrs. Edward Riley Stettinius, (formerly Judith Carrington) head of the Economy League of the Junior Colonial Dames of America

Women's Motor Corps, May 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Women's Motor Corps, May 1917. The members of the Women's Motor Corps of the National League for Women's Service at the 71st Regiment Armory, New York City, May 1917, during World War I

Colonel J.H. Wells swearing in woman motorist, 29 May 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Colonel J.H. Wells swearing in woman motorist, 29 May 1917. Women in the motor corps of the National League of Women's Service taking the oath of allegiance at the 71st Regiment Armory

Major Connell inoculating woman motorist, 29 May 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Major Connell inoculating woman motorist, 29 May 1917. Major Connell, surgeon of the 71st Regiment, inoculating one of the three hundred women in the Women's Motor Corps of the National League

British women carpenters near the front, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
British women carpenters near the front, between c1915 and 1918. British women carpenters working in a workshop near the front during World War I

English women sifting steel grit, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
English women sifting steel grit, between c1915 and 1918. Woman working in factory in England during World War I

L.C.C. Tech Institute, Munitions Class, May 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
L.C.C. Tech Institute, Munitions Class, May 1917. A woman receiving training in machine work in a munitions class offered by the London County Council in May 1917 during World War I, England

London Common Council Tech. Lessons in Tracing, May 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
London Common Council Tech. Lessons in Tracing, May 1917. Women receiving training in machine work in a munitions class offered by the London County Council in May 1917 during World War I

English women motor volunteers inspected, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
English women motor volunteers inspected, between c1915 and 1918. Women driver volunteers standing in front of automobiles during World War I, in England

Helen Ware, Grace Schnebe, Chrystal Hearn, Frances Starr, Gladys Hanson, Lucy Weston, May 1917. Actresses Helen (Remer) Ware (1877-1939), Grace Schnebbe (Mrs)

Actors Fund Fair, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Actors Fund Fair, 1917 or 1918. Red Cross nurses standing behind guns at an Army and Navy Tea Room during a fundraiser for the Actor's Fund

British Voluntary Aid ambulance drivers at front, 27 Jun 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
British Voluntary Aid ambulance drivers at front, 27 Jun 1917. Group of British Red Cross Society Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) and First Aid Nursing Yeomanry Women's Transport Service (F.A.N.Y)

British women ambulance drivers, 27 Jun 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
British women ambulance drivers, 27 Jun 1917. Female motor ambulance drivers with their vehicles, E´taples, France, 27 June 1917, during World War I

British women carpenters near front, 30 Jun 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
British women carpenters near front, 30 Jun 1917. Women carpenters working at the Tarrant Hut workshops near Calais, France during World War I

Harriet Post, Marie Canfield, Miss [Camilla] Morgan, Catherine Porter, Laura Canfield... Dec 1914
Harriet Post, Marie Canfield, Miss [Camilla] Morgan, Catherine Porter, Laura Canfield, Muriel Winthrop, and Margaret Andrews, 12 Dec 1914 (date created or published later)

Belgian relief shop, N.Y. between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Belgian relief shop, N.Y. between c1910 and c1915. The Belgian Relief Shop, New York City during World War I

Poilus making mattresses, between c1915 and c1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Poilus making mattresses, between c1915 and c1918. French soldiers making mattresses during World War I

Women workers, England, between c1915 and c1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Women workers, England, between c1915 and c1918. Women working in a field with hay in England during World War I

Women working, England, between c1915 and c1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Women working, England, between c1915 and c1918. Women working in a flour mill in England during World War I

Boy Scout, Paris, Selling "Journee Francaise" Medals, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Boy Scout, Paris, Selling "Journee Francaise" Medals, between 1914 and c1915. A French boy scout selling medals during World War I

Hendrika Van Der Flier [in Dutch costume], between 1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Hendrika Van Der Flier [in Dutch costume], between 1915 and 1918. Hendrika Van Der Flier of Holland, wearing a Dutch costume

Mrs. G.W. Lopp & cigarettes sent to France, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service. Mrs. G.W
Mrs. G.W. Lopp & cigarettes sent to France, between c1914 and c1915. Mrs. George Washington-Lopp (Clara Dolores Machain) sitting in front of a shipment of cigarettes

Dunlap, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Dunlap, between c1915 and c1920. Singer Marguerite Dunlap standing by a table with Red Cross posters during World War I

Farrar sells bonds, 15 Apr 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Farrar sells bonds, 15 Apr 1918. A concert by soprano opera singer Geraldine Farrar (1882-1967) which was part of the Women's War Relief Association's Liberty Theater in front of the New York

Y.W.C.A. war work, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Y.W.C.A. war work, between c1915 and c1920. YWCA women creating posters as part of the war effort during World War I. Image may relate to the Division of Pictorial Publicity of the Committee

Barnard Canteen, 1918 or 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
Barnard Canteen, 1918 or 1919. Soldiers seated around a table in the Columbia University Gould Boathouse, 115th and Riverside Drive, New York City

[Barnard Canteen], 1918 or 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
[Barnard Canteen], 1918 or 1919. Women preparing food in the Columbia University Gould Boathouse, 115th and Riverside Drive, New York City

Browning gun, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Browning gun, 1918. A soldier holding a M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle outside the New York Public Library during a Browning machine gun exhibit sponsored by the Mayor's Committee of Women

Mrs. Bourke Cockran, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. Bourke Cockran, 1918. Anne Louisa Ide Cockran, wife of William Bourke Cockran holding a M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle outside of an event to raise money for the war effort during World War I

Trenches in Central Park, Mar 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Trenches in Central Park, Mar 1918. Probably shows a project to dig demonstration trenches in Central Park, New York City

Mayor Hylan, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Mayor Hylan, 1918. New York City's Mayor John Francis Hylan (1868-1936) with World War I veterans ("Pershing's Men") who were marching in support of the Liberty Loan drive

[Schumann-Heink], between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
[Schumann-Heink], between c1915 and c1920. Opera singer Ernestine Schumann-Heink, holding an American flag, with soldiers standing at the base of the George Washington statue, New York City

Liberty theater, April or May 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Liberty theater, April or May 1918. The Stage Women's War Relief Association's Liberty Theater in front of the New York Public Library on 5th Avenue

WARD after 5 days, 15 June 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
WARD after 5 days, 15 June 1918 (date created or published later). The USS Ward (DD-139), a destroyer ship of the United States Navy built during World War I at Mare Island Navy Yard, California

Mayor Hylan, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Mayor Hylan, between c1915 and c1920. New York City's Mayor John Francis Hylan (1868-1936) with advertisement for government bonds from Third Liberty Loan as a Liberty bell-shaped cut-out hanging

Daniels visits RECRUIT, 16 Mar 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Daniels visits RECRUIT, 16 Mar 1918. Crowd gathered to hear Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels (1862-1948) during his visit to the U.S.S

Mrs. Robt. Bacon, 18 Apr 1927. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. Robt. Bacon, 18 Apr 1927 (date created or published later). Mrs. Robert Bacon leading the Fourth Division of Liberty bond boosters at the Service Flag parade up 5th Avenue, New York City

Secy Daniels on RECRUIT, 16 Mar 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Secy Daniels on RECRUIT, 16 Mar 1918. Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels (1862-1948) speaking on the U.S.S. Recruit, a fake battleship built in Union Square

Dr. Rosalie S. Morton, Anne Morgan, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Dr. Rosalie S. Morton, Anne Morgan, between c1915 and c1920. Dr. Rosalie Slaughter (1876-1968), co-founder of the American Women's Hospitals Service, and Anne Tracy Morgan (1873-1952)

Daniels on RECRUIT, 16 Mar 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Daniels on RECRUIT, 16 Mar 1918. Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels (1862-1948) on the U.S.S. Recruit, a fake battleship built in Union Square

Liberty Parade, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Liberty Parade, 1917 or 1918. Women with American and British flags marching in a parade to support Liberty bonds during World War I, New York City

Secy Daniels, Capt. C.A. Adams, 16 Mar 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Secy Daniels, Capt. C.A. Adams, 16 Mar 1918. Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels (1862-1948) on the U.S.S. Recruit, a fake battleship built in Union Square

Mrs. Wm. Quinn & Mrs. L. Rosenberg, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service. Mrs. Wm. Quinn & Mrs. L. Rosenberg, 1918
Mrs. Wm. Quinn & Mrs. L. Rosenberg, 1918. Mrs. William Quinn, Great Neck, Long Island, and Mrs. Louis Rosenberg, North Bergen, New Jersey

Farrar, 15 Apr 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Farrar, 15 Apr 1918. A concert by soprano opera singer Geraldine Farrar (1882-1967) which was part of the Women's War Relief Association's Liberty Theater in front of the New York Public

Farrar, 15 Apr 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Farrar, 15 Apr 1918. Soprano opera singer Geraldine Farrar (1882-1967) during the time of a concert which was part of the Women's War Relief Association's Liberty Theater in front of the New

Liberty Parade, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Liberty Parade, 1917 or 1918. Men with large American flag marching in a parade to support Liberty bonds during World War I, New York City

Farrar, 15 Apr 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Farrar, 15 Apr 1918. A concert by soprano opera singer Geraldine Farrar (1882-1967) which was part of the Women's War Relief Association's Liberty Theater in front of the New York Public

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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.