Philadelphia : the World War I years Peter John Williams

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williams, Peter John.

Series:

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Pictorial works.

Philadelphia (Pa.).

Philadelphia (Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc--Pictorial works.

Philadelphia (Pa.)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works.

Historic buildings--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Pictorial works.

Historic buildings.

World War, 1914-1918--Citizen participation.

World War, 1914-1918.

Physical Description:

127 p. : chiefly ill., ports. ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, S.C. : Arcadia Pub., c2013.

Contents:

Life in the city

City services

Fun, entertainment, and vacations

The sports scene

The city mobilizes

Schools, colleges, and hospitals join the war effort

The Delaware River waterfront

Women join the fight

Death, joy, and celebration

Remembering.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 127).

Local Notes:

HSP credit line: Interior of the American Soldiers and Sailors Club (DAMS 10675), Philadelphia War Photograph Committee collection [V03], box 1. -- Interior of the Berean Club (DAMS 10676), Philadelphia War Photograph Committee collection [V03], box 1. -- American National Red Cross (DAMS 10677), Philadelphia War Photograph Committee collection [V03], box 1. -- Cafeteria at the Philadelphia Navy Yard (DAMS 10678), Philadelphia War Photograph Committee collection [V03], box 1. -- War Garden Activities [Philadelphia War Photograph Committee] (DAMS 10679), Philadelphia War Photograph Committee collection [V03], box 1. -- Civilian Life [Philadelphia War Photograph Committee] (DAMS 10690), Philadelphia War Photograph Committee collection [V03], box 1. -- J. B. Stetson Co. [Philadelphia War Photograph Committee] (DAMS 10693), Philadelphia War Photograph Committee collection [V03], box 1. -- Wartime parade on Broad Street (DAMS 10695), Philadelphia War Photograph Committee collection [V03], box 1. -- Woman's Land Army (DAMS 10698), Philadelphia War Photograph Committee collection [V03], box 1. -- 28th Division parading down Chestnut Street (DAMS 10699), Philadelphia War Photograph Committee collection [V03], box 1. -- Liberty Statue--City Hall Plaza (DAMS 10700), Philadelphia War Photograph Committee collection [V03], box 1. -- Schoolgirls dance at Liberty Loan rally (DAMS 10701), Philadelphia War Photograph Committee collection [V03], box 1. -- Edward Townsend Stotesbury and others at Liberty Loan Drive (DAMS 10702), Philadelphia War Photograph Committee collection [V03], box 1. -- Temple University--Dorrance Hall [Now UARTS] (DAMS 10705), Philadelphia War Photograph Committee collection [V03], box 1. -- University of Pennsylvania [Philadelphia War Photograph Committee] (DAMS 10706), Philadelphia War Photograph Committee collection [V03], box 1. -- Liberty Sing at William Cramp and Sons Machine Shop (DAMS 10707), Philadelphia War Photograph Committee collection [V03], box 1. -- Ford Motor Co., Philadelphia [Philadelphia War Photograph Committee] (DAMS 10708), Philadelphia War Photograph Committee collection [V03], box 1. -- Turning out ammunition at Frankford Arsenal (DAMS 10709), Philadelphia War Photograph Committee collection [V03], box 1. -- National Guard on duty at Schuylkill Arsenal (DAMS 10710), Philadelphia War Photograph Committee collection [V03], box 1. -- Women in Industry (Misc) [Philadelphia War Photograph Committee] (DAMS 10711), Philadelphia War Photograph Committee collection [V03], box 2. -- Wounded World War I soldiers return home (DAMS 10712), Philadelphia War Photograph Committee collection [V03], box 2. -- Draftees [Philadelphia War Photograph Committee] (DAMS 10713), Philadelphia War Photograph Committee collection [V03], box 2. -- World War I soldiers returning to Philadelphia from France (DAMS 10714), Philadelphia War Photograph Committee collection [V03], box 2. HSP Collections items appear on the following pages: p. 41 (DAMS #1086, p. 5), p. 64 (unknown), p. 65 (DAMS #10713 and 10675), p. 66 (DAMS #10676 and 10709), p. 67 (DAMS #10710), p. 69 (DAMS #10700 and 10690), p. 70 (DAMS #10695 and 10707), p. 72 (DAMS #10708), p. 74 (unknown and DAMS #10679), p. 76 (DAMS #10706, pp. 3 and 5), p. 77 (DAMS #10706, p. 1), p. 78 (DAMS #10711, p. 3), p. 80 (DAMS #10705, p. 5), p. 81 (DAMS #10705, p. 3), p. 82 (DAMS #10705, p. 1), p. 92 (unknown), p. 96 (DAMS #10711, p. 1), p. 97 (DAMS #10677, p. 1), p. 98 (DAMS #10677, p. 3 and 10698, p. 1), p. 100 (DAMS #10711, p. 3), p. 102 (DAMS #10693, p. 2), p. 104 (DAMS #10690, p. 3), p. 107 (DAMS #11242), p. 109 (DAMS #10714), p. 110 (DAMS #10712 and 10701), p. 112 (DAMS #10714), and p. 113 (DAMS #10699).

ISBN:

1467120634

9781467120630

OCLC:

855044556