Manuscript Collection

U.S. Official Pictures of the World War - Accession 1491

U.S. Official Pictures of the World War - Accession 1491

World War I

Identifier

Accession 1491

Inclusive Dates

1920

Restrictions

Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections

Collection Size

1 bound volume

Language

English;

Scope and Content Note

This collection consists of a 1920 published volume titled U.S. Official Pictures of the World War Showing America’s Participation: Selected from the Official Files of the War Department, with Unofficial Introductory Photographs by William Emmet Moore. The volume contains photographic documentation of the United States’ involvement in World War I. The book was owned by World War I U.S. Navy veteran John Henry Pierczynski (1903–1982) and was donated by Doris Pierczynski in honor of her husband and their son, John Bishop Pierczynski (1934–2013), a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War.

Provenance

The U.S. Official Pictures of the World War were given to the Archives on June 11, 2014 by Doris E. Pierczynski.

Copyright

For information concerning copyright please contact the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University.

U.S. Official Pictures of the World War - Accession 1491

Share

COinS