2014-2019 marks the centennial Anniversary of World War I. To commemorate this event the Special Collections and Archives of Wright State University has gathered materials related to World War I from its collections. This series contains many letters, diaries, photographs, and other ephemera from Ohio natives. The creators of these materials give the user a glimpse at the impact of World War I from a unique and individual perspective. Though these materials often record factual data, a closer inspection will often reveal content of a more personal nature.
The World War I Collections include materials from the following series:
Dayton-Wright Airplane Company Photographs (MS-152)
The 91st Observation Squadron Photographs (MS-293)
Palmer Coombs WWI Materials: Diaries and Papers (MS-293)
Fred F. Marshall Papers (MS-53)
World War I Glass Plate Stereoviews (MS-457)
War Camp Community Service Song Sheet (SC-174)
For more information on these collections, please visit Wright State University Special Collections and Archives. For more information about the Centennial Anniversary of World War I please visit The United States World War One Centennial Commission.
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Soldiers on Break
A glass plate stereoview slide with handwritten label Artois une halte, 23101 (Stop in Artois). French soldiers taking a break in Artois. The photograph was taken between July 28, 1914 and November 11, 1918 in France during World War I.
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Soldiers on the Frontline
A glass plate stereoview slide with handwritten label 0429 Bois des loges en premiere ligne (0429, Wood lodges in the frontline). The image is of French soldiers in a trench surrounded by logs and damaged trees and tree stumps. The photograph was taken between July 28, 1914 and November 11, 1918 in France during World War I.
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Soldiers on the Lookout
A glass plate stereoview slide with handwritten label Souchez, observatoire improvise, 23015 (Souchez, France, improvised observatory, 23015). A view of an improvised observatory. It shows soldiers standing on a ladder and platform. The photograph was taken between July 28, 1914 and November 11, 1918 in France during World War I.
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Soldiers Playing Manille and Reading
A glass plate stereoview slide with handwritten label manille dans la cagna (Manille in a shelter). The image is of soldiers in a shelter playing cards and reading books and newspapers. The card game being played was "manille" a popular card game played with a deck of 32 and the tens ranked above the aces. The photograph was taken between July 28, 1914 and November 11, 1918 in France during World War I.
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Soldiers Walking
A glass plate stereoview slide with handwritten label Lomme (Lomme, France). A view of soldiers walking on dirt road. The photograph was taken between July 28, 1914 and November 11, 1918 in France during World War I.
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Soldiers with Automobile
[Illegible], parle (speaks). A French soldier stands near an automobile, while another climbs into the passenger seat. The photograph was taken between July 28, 1914 and November 11, 1918 in France during World War I.
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Soldiers with Cannons
A glass plate stereoview slide with handwritten label [Illegible]. French soldier standing a field with cannons. The photograph was taken between July 28, 1914 and November 11, 1918 in France during World War I.
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Solente Battery in Action
A glass plate stereoview slide with handwritten label Solente Batterie Courde en action (Solente Battery in action). French soldiers on a battlefield with cannon and other military equipment. The photograph was taken between July 28, 1914 and November 11, 1918 in France during World War I.
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Staircase in Bois le Prêtre
A glass plate stereoview slide with handwritten label 6301, Bois le Prêtre, (6301, Priest's Wood). Soldiers stand at the bottom of a staircase in the Bois le Prêtre Forest. The photograph was taken between July 28, 1914 and November 11, 1918 in France during World War I.
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Taking of Courcelles
A damaged glass plate stereoview slide with handwritten label Prise de Courcelles (Taking of Courcelles). The image shows soldiers standing in a trench, dead soldiers on the ground, and military equipment. The photograph was taken between July 28, 1914 and November 11, 1918 in France during World War I.
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Tavannes Tunnel
A glass plate stereoview slide with handwritten label 4209 Verdun. Tunnel a Tavannes (4209, Verdun, Tavannes Tunnel). French soldiers near the entrance of the Tavannes Tunnel. The photograph was taken between July 28, 1914 and November 11, 1918 in France during World War I.
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The Relief Team
A glass plate stereoview slide with handwritten label Granelle la Relève (Granelle Relief Team). French soldiers walk near ruins of buildings destroyed during war. The photograph was taken between July 28, 1914 and November 11, 1918 in France during World War I.
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The Sacred Way
A glass plate stereoview slide with handwritten label 4312 verdun voie sacree (4312, Verdun, Sacred Way). A view of supply truck and French Soldiers walking on the Sacred Way. The Sacred Way comprised the main road supply artery used by the French Army and which ran from Bar-le-Duc to Verdun. The photograph was taken between July 28, 1914 and November 11, 1918 in France during World War I.
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Trench of the Bayonets
A glass plate stereoview slide with handwritten label Tranchee Des Baionettes, 25529, Verdun (The trench Baionneties, 25529, Verdun). A view of the Trench of Bayonets. The memorial is in honor of two battalions of the French 137th Infantry Regiment who were buried alive in the trench. When the trench was discovered, all that remained visible were a number of bayonets sticking up from the ground. Bayonets and wooden cross grave markers are visible in the image. The photograph was taken between July 28, 1914 and November 11, 1918 in France during World War I.
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Walking in Muddy Trench
A glass plate stereoview slide with handwritten label [Illegible], Éparges, Dans La Boue ([Illegible], Éparges, France, In the mud). French soldier walking through a muddy trench. The photograph was taken between July 28, 1914 and November 11, 1918 in France during World War I.
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War-torn Battlefield
A damaged glass plate stereoview slide with handwritten label Éparges, 191? [illegible] (Éparges, 191?). A view of a war-torn French battlefield. Soldiers are in the background of the photo. The photograph was taken between July 28, 1914 and November 11, 1918 in France during World War I.
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Watchman in Trench
A glass plate stereoview slide with handwritten label Champagne Guetteur, 23119 (Champagne Watchman, 23119) French soldier in a trench serving as a watchman. The photograph was taken between July 28, 1914 and November 11, 1918 in France during World War I.
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Wooden Cross Grave Markers
A glass plate stereoview slide with handwritten label Batterie (illegible) L'Heure fort de Vaux (Fort Vaux). A view of wooden cross grave markers with identification numbers written across the horizontal piece. The photograph was taken between July 28, 1914 and November 11, 1918 in France during World War I.
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Wounded Soldier on a Stretcher
A damaged glass plate stereoview slide with handwritten label [Illegible], portant leurs blessé ([Illegible], carrying their wounded). View of French soldiers carrying wounded on a stretcher. The photograph was taken between July 28, 1914 and November 11, 1918 in France during World War I.
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A ferry with "Vacant" sign
Three people in a ferry boat with a "Vacant" sign on the side. This image was believed to have been taken between 1914-1918.
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A Man Operating Photography Equipment
A man operates photography equipment outdoors during winter. This image is believed to have been taken between 1914 and 1918.
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American ambulance
A view of an American ambulance with soldiers in front of the ruins of a building. "American Ambulance Service with French Army" is printed on the image. This image was believed to have been taken between 1914-1918.
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At practice with R.C. Dogs in the trenches
Soldiers standing in a trench. "At practice with R.C. Dogs in the trenches near Luippes (Marne)" is printed on the image. This image was believed to have been taken between 1914-1918.
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Automobile in front of building 64
A view of an automobile with the US 111521 on the side in front of a building with the number 64 on it. This image has been printed backwards as the numbers are all mirror images of how they would normally appear. This image was believed to have been taken between 1914-1918.
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Beach and promenade at Scheveningen
A view of people on the promenade overlooking the beach at Scheveningen, near the Hague, Holland. This image was believed to have been taken between 1914-1918.
