War Effort Collection

Life in the W. A. A. F. 1940
Life in the W.A.A.F. 1940. From Life in the W.A.A.F. booklet on the Womens Auxiliary Air Force (WaF), in Tucks Better Little Book series

Marg. Andrews -- Catherine Porter, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Marg. Andrews -- Catherine Porter, between c1910 and c1915.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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)

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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