The Great War 100 Years Later
Photo gallery from The Great War 100 Years Later.
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The items in the exhibition draw on a wide range of sources, including the wartime letters of Morgan Odell and the war medals collection of David Campion, Pamplin Associate Professor of history.Robert M Reynolds -
The items in the exhibition draw on a wide range of sources, including the wartime letters of Morgan Odell and the war medals collection of David Campion, Pamplin Associate Professor of history.Robert M Reynolds -
Morgan Odell’s journal from his time in the Great War. -
The roster of ambulance crews from Section 565 of the U.s. Army Ambulance service on the Italian Front, 1918. -
Ruth and Morgan Odell. A much beloved figure, Morgan served as Lewis & Clark’s first president on Palatine Hill from 1942-1960. -
From left: David Campion, Pamplin Associate Professor of History; Emma Hoch-Schnieder CAS’16; Sten Eccles-Irwin CAs ’16; Nicolas CAS ’18; and Zachariah Selley, assistant archivist.Robert M Reynolds -
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Captain Odell (left) at Camp Crane, Pennsylvania, May 1915. -
During the war, posters were a popular way to communicate information, both on the front and back home. This French poster, titled L’Emprunt de la Liberation, 1918 (The Liberation Loan, 1918), shows the flags of various Allied nations bearing down on Kaiser Wilhelm II. It was designed to encourage contributions to the national War Loan to support the Allies. -
Letter from December 1917 to Ruth Odell from Morgan with the postmark “Food will win the war, don’t waste it.”
