Page 31. Top left, Elmer Landis in World War I uniform, England. Top right, Helen Getz in Red Cross nurse uniform. Bottom left, Steve, Helen Getz, Jestina Dissinger, John "on the farm, Elizabethtown, Pa.", June 29, 1919. Bottom right, horse at Jacob G. Getz stables, Ephrata.
Provenance
Photograph album assembled by Helen Getz just before her marriage to William J. Buch. Helen Getz was born in Ephrata in 1893. Most photos date to the 1910s. Gift of her son, Stan Buch. See also MG 658 Stan Buch Collection in our archives.
Red Cross tent at Lancaster General Hospital during World War I.
Provenance
Collection of glass-plate negatives found in LCHS vault. Boxes were labeled "Lancaster Camera Club" but negatives are attributed to David Bachman Landis.
First Lieutenant E. Elton Weaver, American Red Cross Motor Corps, Newport News, Virginia. Taken February 1919. Cousin of Carl, Park, Ross, Wilmer and Emily Weaver.
African American man and a goat at Camp Hancock, Augusta, Georgia, during World War I.
Provenance
Black paper album and loose photographs of Ambulance Company No. 3 during training at Camp Hancock, Augusta Georgia, in France during World War I, and as veterans after the war. Album is very fragile. Donated by Mrs. Charles Fasnacht, daughter of George Walzl. With album is a brief history of the company and list of known living members as of 1981.
African American man singing at Camp Hancock, Augusta, Georgia, during World War I.
Provenance
Black paper album and loose photographs of Ambulance Company No. 3 during training at Camp Hancock, Augusta Georgia, in France during World War I, and as veterans after the war. Album is very fragile. Donated by Mrs. Charles Fasnacht, daughter of George Walzl. With album is a brief history of the company and list of known living members as of 1981.
