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The war years, 1917–1919

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The war years, 1917–1919

Troops on the avenues, Liberty Loan rallies, temporary office buildings on the Mall, and the victory parades.

When the United States entered the war in April 1917, Washington changed almost overnight. Tens of thousands of new clerks arrived to staff the war agencies, housing ran short, and “temporary” office buildings went up on the Mall and in Potomac Park; some of them stood for half a century. Liberty Loan and War Savings drives filled the streets with rallies, and troops paraded on Pennsylvania Avenue on their way to France and again when they came home.

A small steamer carrying large guns on the open river — c. 1900–20 A steam vessel loaded with heavy guns crosses the Potomac, bound for the testing grounds. The Potomac waterfrontDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-500512 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A downtown street lined with canvas-covered trucks and people on the pavement — c. 1909–20 Canvas-covered trucks line F Street in wartime, with crowds on the sidewalks and shop signs overhead. Downtown and F StreetNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 4193A [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd of men in hats on the steps of a building, a large flag being raised — c. 1909–20 Officials gather on the Treasury steps with a crowd behind to raise the honour flag of the Third Liberty Loan. The TreasuryNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 4340 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A large rhomboid First World War tank with men standing beside it — c. 1909–20 A First World War tank on show for the Liberty Loan, with men gathered round it. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 4600 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A glowing electric sign with a food-saving slogan above a dark city street at night — c. 1910–20 An electric sign reading "Your army needs food, don't waste it" blazes over 7th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue at night for the wartime Food Administration. Center Market place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 10010 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A turreted brick building topped with a large sign — c. 1910–20 An electric sign reading \"Food will win the war, don't waste it\" atop a building at 7th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, 1917-18. Pennsylvania AvenueNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 10018 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Women in white Red Cross uniforms standing in a row — c. 1910–20 Red Cross canteen workers at Union Station during the First World War. Union StationNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 10094 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Red Cross women with a cart beside a railway shed — c. 1910–20 The American Red Cross canteen beside the tracks at Union Station, serving troops in the First World War. Union StationNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 10100 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Two women in white Red Cross uniforms passing a sack up to soldiers at a train window — c. 1910–20 Red Cross canteen women hand a mail sack up to soldiers leaning from the windows of a train at Union Station. Union StationNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 10103 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Women behind baskets and crates of vegetables under a shed — c. 1910–20 Women in white sell vegetables at a market stall during the First World War. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 10135 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A busy market shed with sacks and crates of produce — c. 1910–20 Shoppers and stallholders at a Washington market, about 1918. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 10137 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A line of soldiers in front of tents with the base of the Washington Monument behind — c. 1910–20 Soldiers drawn up in line beside a row of tents in a military camp at the foot of the Washington Monument. The Washington MonumentHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H25- 239 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

First-aid workers kneeling over a man on blankets, a crowd behind and the Monument at left — c. 1910–20 Medics treat a man lying on blankets on the Monument grounds while a crowd and sailors look on, flags flying, the Washington Monument at left. The Washington MonumentHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H25- 240 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Hundreds of men in dark suits assembled on the broad steps beneath a columned portico — c. 1910–20 The War Congress gathered in ranks on the steps of the Capitol's House wing, late 1910s. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H25- 2421 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A tank driving down a broad avenue between crowds, tall buildings and a clock tower beyond — c. 1910–20 A tank rumbles along Pennsylvania Avenue past packed crowds in a Welcome Home parade, the Hotel Occidental's sign above. Pennsylvania Avenue place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H25- 2828 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view of horsemen riding down a wide avenue lined with dense crowds — c. 1909–23 Seen from high above, mounted troops lead the Pershing parade down a broad avenue between solid walls of spectators in 1919. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 44232 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A large white temporary arch decorated with flags across a city street, onlookers at right — c. 1909–23 A great white triumphal arch hung with flags and garlands spans the street for the Pershing parade. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 44234 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A marching band and paraders turning a corner past a shop awning, crowds on the sidewalk — 1916 A band and marchers in white swing round the corner past an "American" awning in the 1916 Preparedness Parade on Pennsylvania Avenue, with the Old Post Office tower beyond. Pennsylvania AvenueNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 10048 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men in overalls marching with flags past a long colonnaded building, the Monument at left — 1916 Workmen in overalls and caps carry flags past the Treasury's colonnade in the 1916 Preparedness Parade, the Washington Monument rising behind. The Treasury place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 2572 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Rows of men in straw hats marching down a wide avenue lined with crowds — 1916 Ranks of civilians in straw boaters march in the 1916 Preparedness Parade down the avenue toward the Old Post Office tower and the Capitol. Pennsylvania Avenue place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 2607-A [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A car carrying a long model cannon with flags — 1916 A big-gun float made from a motor car in the Preparedness Parade, 1916. Pennsylvania AvenueHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 5430 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A parade float crowded with women in white and flags on a broad avenue, the Capitol in the distance — 1916 A float of women in white under flags, lettered "The Spirit of '76 still prevails," rolls along the avenue in the 1916 Preparedness Parade, the Capitol dome far behind. Pennsylvania Avenue place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 6254 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Rows of people carrying a huge horizontal flag down a street lined with awnings — 1916 Marchers carry an enormous American flag stretched flat between them in the 1916 Preparedness Parade, past shopfront awnings. Pennsylvania Avenue place uncertainHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 6487 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A motor ambulance and men on a street before a columned building — c. 1916–18 A Red Cross motor ambulance outside the State Department, about 1917. State, War and Navy BuildingHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 8697 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A man beside a pushcart with a Red Cross sign in front of an ornate building — c. 1916–18 Peanut vendor Steve Vasilakas with his cart outside the State, War and Navy Building, pledging his takings to the Red Cross during the war. State, War and Navy BuildingHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9548 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view of a mounted procession and crowds on a curving tree-lined street — 1917 The French commission's procession, with a mounted escort, winds down 16th Street between packed sidewalks in 1917. Dupont Circle and the avenuesHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 8542-B [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Three national flags flying from the roof of an ornate government building — 1917 French, American and British flags fly from the State Department building for the visit of the Allied commission in 1917. State, War and Navy BuildingHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 8558 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Three tall flagpoles flying British, American and French flags before Union Station — 1917 British, American and French flags fly before Union Station in 1917, awaiting the arrival of Balfour's Allied commission. Union StationHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 8560 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Crowds and mounted police beside the tall columns of a railway station — 1917 Crowds and mounted police outside Union Station as the British commission arrives in Washington in 1917. Union StationHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 8562 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Rows of nurses in white marching past a columned building, crowds on both sides — 1917 Red Cross nurses in white march past the columns of the new American Red Cross building at its dedication in 1917. Seventeenth StreetHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 8718 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

An ornate bronze cannon on a terrace beside a large building — 1917 A captured Spanish cannon at the War Department, 1917, about to be melted down for medals. State, War and Navy BuildingHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9127 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men in white shirts walking in a line across a field — 1917 Cabinet officials and government men at Walter Camp's exercise school, 1917. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9138 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Soldiers marching down a city street past parked cars — 1917 A unit from the American University training camp marches through the city, 1917. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9205 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Two flags hanging from the corner of an ornate building — 1917 Japanese and American flags on the State, War and Navy Building for the Japanese mission, 1917. State, War and Navy BuildingHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9364 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A man in a straw hat holding an American flag among men in top hats — 1917 President Wilson, in a straw boater and white trousers, carries a flag at the head of the 1917 draft parade. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9397 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A parade crossing a broad avenue, a hotel and clock tower and distant Capitol dome — 1917 The 1917 draft parade marches down Pennsylvania Avenue toward the Capitol, the Old Post Office tower rising at right. Pennsylvania Avenue place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9401 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men in straw hats and white suits marching with a flag — 1917 President Wilson, flag in hand, marches with District officials in the Draft Parade, 1917. Pennsylvania Avenue place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9420 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Children in white marching on a wide tree-lined avenue — 1917 Children march in the Draft Parade of 1917, with the Old Post Office tower beyond. Pennsylvania AvenueHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9425-A [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A wooden building framework going up beside a dirt road and a truck — 1917 Headquarters for the Council of National Defense under construction, 1917. The Mall place uncertainHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9533 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A large billboard poster beside a stone building on a street — 1917 A giant poster for the Second Liberty Loan, 1917. The Treasury place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9541 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A cleared park strewn with felled trees beside city buildings — 1917 Trees felled on the Mall to clear sites for wartime office buildings, 1917. The MallHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9561 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A big crowd in front of trees, with a band in the foreground — 1917 Crowds gather to hear Sousa's Navy band at a Liberty Loan rally, 1917. The Treasury place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9588 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Sacks piled with a flag before the Treasury's columns, people standing by — 1917 Mail bags stuffed with Liberty Loan bond subscriptions piled outside the Treasury, 1917. The TreasuryHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9626 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A tall Romanesque stone building with a clock tower and a banner over its entrance — 1917 The Post Office Department building at 12th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue hung with a Liberty Loan banner, 1917. Pennsylvania AvenueHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9649 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A huge outdoor crowd with flags and department signs, speakers' stand in front — 1917 A vast crowd at a 1917 Liberty Loan rally, with tallies for the Interior and Navy departments posted above the heads and the State, War and Navy Building beyond. The White House and Lafayette Square place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9676 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Children and women around a large model bell — 1917 Children pose on a replica of the Liberty Bell for the Liberty Loan drive, 1917. The Treasury place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9683 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Rows of shell cases on a factory floor with machinery — 1917 Stacks of brass cartridge cases in a Navy Yard workshop, 1917. The Navy YardHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9916 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A huge old cannon on a rusting carriage beside rows of cannon barrels — 1917 Old mortars and cannon displayed on the lawn of the Navy Yard, 1917. The Navy YardHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9922 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men standing among racks of brass shell cases — 1917 Workers with racks of finished cartridge cases at the Navy Yard, 1917. The Navy YardHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9930 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A worker at a large machine with metal parts — 1917 A machinist at work on cartridge-case discs at the Navy Yard, 1917. The Navy YardHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9934 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A man working beside a long gun barrel in a machine shop — 1917 A gun barrel on a lathe in the Naval Gun Factory, 1917. The Navy YardHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9937 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A huge gun barrel in a lathe in a tall factory hall — 1917 Boring the breech of a 14-inch naval gun at the Navy Yard, 1917. The Navy YardHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9946 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A man in a cap leaning over a gun barrel on a lathe — 1917 A machinist examines a 5-inch gun as it is turned and bored, 1917. The Navy YardHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9948 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Long gun barrels on flat cars in a rail yard with a crane tower — 1917 Finished 14-inch guns on railway cars, ready to go to the proving ground, 1917. The Navy YardHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9954 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A vast factory hall filled with rows of long gun barrels under overhead cranes — 1917 Row upon row of huge naval gun barrels fill the big gun shop at the Washington Navy Yard in 1917. The Navy YardHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9955 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A biplane parked on a grass field — 1917 An Avro training biplane on the polo grounds for the Allied aircraft demonstration, 1917. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 23003 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Rows of women in white marching under trees — 1917 Women of the Red Cross in white uniforms march in the Red Cross parade, 1917. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 24696 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A decorated float with a Red Cross and lettering — 1917 A Red Cross float reading \"Only Hope\" in the 1917 parade. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 24697 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Mechanics working on biplanes beside a hangar — 1917 Allied aircraft being readied at the polo grounds for a demonstration, 1917. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 24734 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

People gathered at a decorated booth on a city street — 1917 A crowd round a Red Cross drive booth, 1917. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 24749 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Uniformed women standing beside parked touring cars outside wooden army barracks — 1917 Women of the Red Cross Motor Corps in uniform beside their cars at Camp Meigs, 1917. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 24890 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A low garage with a Red Cross sign and ambulances parked in front — 1917 The Red Cross emergency ambulance station on 16th Street, 1917, with its ambulances in the garage doors. Dupont Circle and the avenues place uncertainHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 29528 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A woman in a Red Cross robe holding a stretcher in a draped stage on a building's steps — 1917 A Red Cross tableau called "The Greatest Mother" is staged in a curtained frame on the south front of the Treasury, 1917. The TreasuryHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 29850 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Wooden scaffolding and a long low building frame under construction, Washington Monument in the distance — 1917 A wartime temporary office building rises on the Mall in 1917, with the Washington Monument beyond the scaffolding. The MallHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H25- 2099 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Small groups of people scattered across a lawn under bare trees — April 2, 1917 Pacifist demonstrators on the Capitol grounds, April 2, 1917, the day President Wilson asked Congress to declare war. The CapitolBain News Service, Library of Congress · LC-B2- 4173-12 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Crowd and parked cars at the foot of the Capitol dome — April 3, 1917 Pacifists gather at the Capitol in April 1917, as Congress debated the declaration of war. The CapitolBain News Service, Library of Congress · LC-B2- 4173-11 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

The Capitol dome lit up brightly against a black night sky — April 4, 1917 The Capitol dome floodlit at night, April 1917, as Congress sat late over the declaration of war. The CapitolBain News Service, Library of Congress · LC-B2- 4174-6 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A motor car driving between a line of mounted troops and a crowd under trees — May 23, 1917 Cavalry and crowds line a tree-shaded street as the Italian Commission's motor car passes on its arrival, May 23, 1917. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 8774 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A tall pyramid of timber standing on open ground — October 1917 A towering wooden pyre built for a Liberty Loan bonfire on the Monument grounds, October 1917. The Washington MonumentNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 44038 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A huge fire glowing in darkness — October 1917 The Liberty Loan bonfire blazing at night on the Monument grounds, October 1917. The Washington MonumentNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 44039 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A cleared building lot with large advertising boards — c. 1916–19 A construction site beside the Riggs National Bank, with a billboard urging readers to buy Third Liberty Loan bonds, 1918. Downtown and F StreetHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 24351 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A flock of sheep on the lawn with the White House behind — c. 1916–19 Sheep graze on the White House lawn during the First World War, kept to save manpower on mowing and to raise wool for the Red Cross. The White House and Lafayette SquareHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 24395 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view over rows of long temporary buildings and parkland — c. 1916–19 From the Monument to the northwest, about 1918, over the wartime temporary buildings on the Mall. The Washington MonumentHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 24828 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Girls in scout hats and uniforms digging a garden plot with hoes and spades — c. 1917–19 Girl Scouts dig and hoe their Food Administration war garden at 13th Street and Iowa Avenue. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 44301 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A dense crowd before the White House north front, motor cars in the street — c. 1917–19 A large crowd fills the street outside the White House gates in the war years, with cars at the kerb and the north portico behind. The White House and Lafayette SquareHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 29784 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Aerial view of a large factory-like building complex by a river — 1918 The Bureau of Engraving and Printing from the air, 1918, with wartime buildings and the river beyond. The MallHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 23131 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd around a tank in front of the Treasury's columns — 1918 A British-built tank draws a crowd at the Treasury for the Liberty Loan drive, 1918. The TreasuryHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 24276 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A tank and soldiers in front of a white office building — 1918 The Liberty Loan tank and its crowd outside the White House offices, 1918. The White House and Lafayette SquareHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 24281 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Women marching with flags behind a banner about Liberty Bonds, motor cars behind — 1918 Marchers carry a banner reading "We buy Liberty Bonds with the Kaiser's money" in a 1918 Liberty Loan parade. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 24404 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Aerial view of a long park with buildings either side and the Capitol far away — 1918 The Mall from the air in 1918, looking east toward the Capitol over the museums and wartime buildings. The MallHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 24663 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Aerial view of long rows of low buildings beside a river — 1918 Rows of wartime temporary buildings by the river, seen from the air in 1918. The Mall place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 24665 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A huge crowd seated and standing on the grounds below the Washington Monument — 1918 A huge crowd gathers at the foot of the Washington Monument for the Flag Day exercises of 1918. The Washington MonumentHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 24883 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Women in long draped robes and a child posed on broad stone steps — 1918 Women in flowing robes, one cradling a baby, pose on the Capitol steps in a Fourth of July tableau, 1918. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 29478 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A soldier on a round platform pointing with his arm, the columned Treasury behind — 1918 A soldier stands on a traffic platform beside the Treasury in 1918, signalling to traffic beneath a sign for right-hand turns. The TreasuryHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 29653 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Soldiers with rifles and bayonets marching in a curving column across a lawn, a colonnaded building behind — 1918 French Legionnaires with fixed bayonets march into the White House grounds in 1918, the Treasury behind them. The White House and Lafayette SquareHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 29676 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A man speaking from a balcony draped with American flags between big stone columns — 1918 Treasury Secretary William Gibbs McAdoo speaks for the Liberty Loan from a flag-draped stand between great columns, beneath a sign reading "Miss Farrar will sell bonds". The Treasury place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 29692 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Uniformed soldiers massed before a crowd filling the steps of a colonnaded building — 1918 An Italian band and Italian troops at a Liberty Loan rally before a packed crowd on the Treasury steps, 1918. The TreasuryHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 29713 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A spherical balloon with a basket rising above a crowd and trees — 1918 A gas balloon ascends over the polo grounds in a 1918 demonstration, watched by a crowd at the edge of the field. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 29743 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A long plain office building beside a road with parked cars — 1918 The new Navy Department building on B Street at 17th, 1918, with motor cars along the kerb. The MallHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 29768 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A dense crowd of hats seen from above — 1918 A vast crowd fills the street to hear the singer Ernestine Schumann-Heink at a Liberty Loan rally at the Treasury, 1918. The TreasuryHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 29782 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A large uniformed band massed in front of a colonnaded building with crowds around — 1918 Sousa's band plays before a packed crowd at the colonnaded Treasury for the Fourth Liberty Loan drive, September 21, 1918. The Treasury place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 29686 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view of a busy intersection with streetcars, cars and pedestrians beside a colonnaded building — February 28, 1918 Streetcars, motor cars and crowds of pedestrians at 15th Street and New York Avenue beside the Treasury, February 28, 1918. The TreasuryNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 4101 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Women holding small flags marching in front of shop signs — April 18, 1918 Women with flags march in a Liberty Bond parade in the 1000 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, April 18, 1918, past the Central Auto Supply Company. Pennsylvania AvenueNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12358-16 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A large bell on a decorated float with flags and people in costume — April 27, 1918 A replica of the Liberty Bell rides on a float in the Third Liberty Loan parade, April 27, 1918. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 44224 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Three women in flag costumes standing under trees — April 27, 1918 Women dressed as Columbia and Liberty for the Third Liberty Loan parade, April 27, 1918. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 44226 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Columns of women in white uniforms marching on a street in front of the White House — May 1918 Red Cross women in white march past the White House in the parade of May 1918. The White House and Lafayette SquareNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 44472 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men in uniform lifting a sack into the cockpit of a biplane as a crowd watches — May 1918 Soldiers hoist mail sacks into a Curtiss biplane on the polo field for the first scheduled air mail flight, May 1918. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 24640 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men in white and dark suits marching behind a placard toward the Capitol dome — c. 1915–22 Members of the House of Representatives march behind their placard in a parade for drafted men, the Capitol dome rising at the end of the avenue. Pennsylvania Avenue place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12354-1 <item> [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men holding a large American flag on the steps of a colonnaded building — 1919 Carter Glass and F. R. Wilson unfurl a great flag on the Treasury steps for the Victory Liberty Loan, 1919. The TreasuryHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30124 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Crowds of office workers leaving a long, low concrete government building, cars in the street — 1919 Crowds of workers stream out of the new Navy Building at the end of the day in 1919. The MallHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30162 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd marching up a downtown street behind a Shipping Board banner, shops on each side — 1919 Employees of the U.S. Shipping Board march behind their banner along a crowded F Street in 1919. Downtown and F StreetHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30196 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Aerial view over parkland, river and long rows of buildings — 1919 Potomac Park and the river from the air, 1919, with wartime buildings in the foreground. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30457 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Aerial view of the Washington Monument amid lawns, with long rows of temporary buildings beyond — 1919 The Washington Monument grounds from the air in 1919, ringed by drives and ball fields, with long rows of wartime temporary buildings at the edge of the Mall. The Washington MonumentHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30507 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A person in a wheelchair covered in flowers with women in white uniforms beside — 1919 A patient decked in flowers sits in a wheelchair between nurses at the Fourth of July celebration at Walter Reed in 1919. Walter Reed General HospitalHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30553 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A figure in white posed between giant columns — 1919 A tableau on the Treasury steps for the Victory Liberty Loan, 1919: a figure in white between the great columns. The TreasuryHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30611 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Lines of uniformed Marines marching in front of the Capitol and its dome — 1919 Marines drill on the plaza before the Capitol's east front in 1919. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30787 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A line of marching troops in front of a long columned building with spectators — 1919 Marines march in a long line past the colonnade of the Treasury in 1919, spectators packed along its steps and the Washington Monument beyond. The Treasury place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30788 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Troops with flags marching past a decorated stand with the White House behind — 1919 Marines with flags march past a reviewing stand before the White House in 1919. The White House and Lafayette Square place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30789 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A large plaza with a fountain, flags and crowds seen from above — 1919 The Union Station plaza decorated for Pershing's arrival with the First Division, 1919, with the Columbus Fountain at the centre. Union StationHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30897 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Officers on horseback lead a parade past a long colonnade, crowds waving in front — 1919 General Pershing leads the First Division past the Treasury's columns in 1919, mounted officers ahead of cheering crowds. The Treasury place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30911 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Horsemen riding past a tall monument with crowds behind — 1919 Mounted officers of the First Division pass a monument during the 1919 victory parade. Pennsylvania Avenue place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30913 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Soldiers and dog carts lined up on a theater stage under a huge flag, audience in front — 1919 Belgian soldiers with small dog-drawn carts fill the flag-hung stage of Keith's Theater before an audience, 1919. Downtown and F StreetHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H25- 2902 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Soldiers marching with a flag past tall buildings — February 21, 1919 Returning soldiers parade on Pennsylvania Avenue, February 21, 1919. Pennsylvania AvenueNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 44369 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Wounded soldiers lying on stretchers along a sidewalk among spectators and a nurse — September 17, 1919 Wounded soldiers on stretchers and in wheelchairs line the kerb with nurses to watch the Pershing parade, September 17, 1919. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12293, v. 1 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Long columns of troops marching down a crowded avenue seen from above — September 17, 1919 Pershing's victory parade fills Pennsylvania Avenue, 1919, between packed stands and pavements. Pennsylvania AvenueDate checked: The Library dates this 1909–1923; Pershing's victory parade on Pennsylvania Avenue was on September 17, 1919.National Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 44238 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Mounted officers lead troops along an avenue with the Capitol dome behind — September 17, 1919 The First Division marches down Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol in its victory parade, September 1919. Pennsylvania AvenueDate checked: The Library gives only 1919; the First Division's victory parade in Washington was on September 17, 1919.Harris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30912 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Uniformed aviators standing in a row under the nose and propellers of a large biplane — c. 1909–32 Airmen in flying coats line up beneath the nose of a huge Handley Page bomber on the polo grounds. The Tidal Basin and Potomac Park place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 44033 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Overhead view of a dense crowd ringing an open plaza where officials gather — 1921 Looking down on the crowds massed around the Memorial Amphitheater for the burial of the Unknown Soldier, November 11, 1921. Arlington and Fort MyerNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12286 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Officers and officials saluting a flag-draped casket on a pier — 1921 Leaders of state, army and navy salute as the casket of the Unknown Soldier is carried ashore, November 9, 1921. The Navy Yard place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12354-3 <item> [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view of a huge crowd around a marble amphitheater terrace, officials on the plaza — 1921 A vast crowd surrounds the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington for the burial of the Unknown Soldier on November 11, 1921. Arlington and Fort MyerNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12354-3 <item> [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A flag-draped coffin with soldiers before a large crowd, the base of the Washington Monument behind — May 26, 1921 A military funeral for soldiers Vincent B. Costello and Hiram E. Cash at the Sylvan Theater, May 26, 1921, before a vast crowd at the foot of the Monument. The Washington MonumentHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-3021 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view of long temporary buildings being demolished, two tall chimneys behind — August 4, 1921 Wartime temporary office buildings being torn down in August 1921, their frames half stripped, with power-plant chimneys beyond. The Mall place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 15346 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men with placards before a columned marble building with flags — November 15, 1921 Veterans of the World War picket the Washington Naval Conference at Memorial Continental Hall, November 15, 1921. Seventeenth Street place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 16870 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men in overcoats and naval uniforms standing on rows of giant gun barrels in a factory yard — December 17, 1921 Navy Secretary Edwin Denby and officers walk across rows of huge gun barrels at the Navy Yard in December 1921, guns meant for battleships yet to be built. The Navy YardNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT [album] [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Long rows of tents on a field with the obelisk in the distance — 1922 Rows of army tents pitched in sight of the Washington Monument, 1922. The Washington MonumentHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-4538 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A truck full of clowns with the Capitol dome behind — c. 1918–28 Clowns ride a Semmes Motor Company truck at the Capitol for a Liberty Loan drive. The CapitolNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 2755 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men working on pontoon boats at the edge of a wide river — 1923 Marines build pontoon bridges on the Potomac, 1923. The Potomac waterfrontNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 25596 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Uniformed sailors and soldiers lined up around a white tomb — November 11, 1923 Sailors and soldiers form an honour guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Armistice Day, November 11, 1923. Arlington and Fort MyerNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 27549 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A long plain multi-storey office building beside a tree-lined road with parked cars — 1925 The Munitions Building on B Street, one of the vast temporary offices built on the Mall in 1918, about 1925. The MallNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 36569 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Soldiers at a white tomb on a terrace overlooking a distant city — November 11, 1925 Armistice Day at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, November 11, 1925, with Washington beyond the river. Arlington and Fort MyerNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 38218 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Officers and flowers at a tomb before a marble colonnade — November 11, 1926 Wreaths at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Armistice Day, 1926. Arlington and Fort MyerNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 40724 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

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