[World War I printed media and art collection]. [1914-1931, bulk 1914-1919]

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[World War I printed media and art collection]. [1914-1931, bulk 1914-1919]

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/320589383

Collection consists of popular wartime art in the form of prints, postcards and original work and official war ephemera such as propaganda posters and government and military broadsides. It also includes over 100 trench newspapers, written by and for soldiers, and several maps.

1115 pieces.

University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7335719

University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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Imagerie Pellerin (Epinal, France)

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R. Norris Williams World War I Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

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United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces

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Historical Note American Expeditionary Force The American Expeditionary Force (AEF) was the U.S. military force in Europe during World War I. Although a division commanded by General John J. Pershing was sent to France in June 1917, most of the AEF was manned as a result of passage of the Selective Service Act (40 Stat. 76) by the U.S. Congress on 18 May 1917, creating the Selective Service System. The Act gave the president the p...