The World War I Collection contains the contents of a scrapbook assembled by an unknown WWI veteran. Included are military draft cards, photographs of Ambulance Co. No. 111, 28th Division, photographs and programs for dedication of memorial monument to Ambulance Co. No. 111, postcards of France, newspaper clippings, and posters.
MG-28 The Society of the 28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces
MG-0028 The Society of the 28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces
Additional Notes
The World War I Collection contains the contents of a scrapbook assembled by an unknown WWI veteran. Included are military draft cards, photographs of Ambulance Co. No. 111, 28th Division, photographs and programs for dedication of memorial monument to Ambulance Co. No. 111, postcards of France, newspaper clippings, and posters.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restrictions are noted at the item level.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-45
Classification
MG0045
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Cataloged before 1997. Items have been added to the collection since 1997 and the finding aid has been revised accordingly. Added to database on 19 July 2017.
1918 Liberty Bonds poster, featuring photographic images of fallen Lancaster soldiers, World War I.
Sgt. Edwin H. Lundy; Isaac L. Usner; Harry Kimmel; John W. Musser; Sgt. Peter Miller; Corp. H. H. Eschbach; Corp. Elmer Dommel; Corp. Charles France; Capt. Henry H. Worthington; Martin Cover; Abraham Breitigan; William Kahl; Lieut. W. F. Small; Paul Revere Leber; Lieut. Benjamin Hiestand; Owen McFarland; William Kellish; Pvt. Guy Culp; Corp. Roy Shenk; Sgt. H. Hottenstein; Julius Lyons; Ammon Gibble; William A. Brenner; Lieut. George Zellers; Calvin A. Carbaugh; John W. Helwig; Raymond Bryson; Corp. S. W. Myers; Edward A. Hiemenz; Corp. Luther Moore; George Fergeson; Marvin Harner; Elam B. Palm; James H. Snyder.
Page 5. Top left, unidentified couple, cyanotype. Top right, man leaning against utility pole, cyanotype. Bottom left, Helen Getz, right, with unidentified man and woman. Bottom center, Helen Getz, right, with her mother, Alma Getz. Bottom right, tents at Camp Hancock, Georgia.
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.
Page 25. Top left, Helen Getz, left and Mary, standing by sidewalk. Top right, automobile wreck by train tracks. Bottom left, Helen Getz. Bottom center, man standing in road. Bottom right, Paul Gehman of Ephrata in World War I uniform.
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.
Page 26. Top left, man standing on road or driveway next to fence. Top center, Robert Lee in World War I uniform, Camp Meade, January 1918. Top right, Helen Getz. Bottom left, two women by a creek or pond. Bottom right, man sitting on park bench.
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.
Page 27. Top left, Robert Lee, second from left, and three unidentified soldiers at Camp Meade, Maryland, during World War I. Top right, unidentified woman standing in front of row of houses. Bottom left, Helen Getz. Bottom center, Pearl Getz. Center right, unidentified woman sitting in front of a tree. Bottom right, Helen Getz.
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.
Page 28. Top left, man identified as Pete T. Reich. Top center, couple sitting on the ground. Top right, Robert Lee, Camp Meade, Maryland, World War I. Bottom left, couple reclining on chaise lounge. Bottom center, Helen Getz. Bottom right, "our pony Queen".
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.
Page 29. Top left, Helen Getz, possibly in Red Cross nurse uniform. Top right, group of young women in front of a row of houses. Bottom left, Harry Getz in World War I uniform. Bottom center, unidentified woman seated at foot of steps by house. Bottom right, Helen Getz, left, and Jestina Dissinger swimming at Hersheypark.
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.
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.
Page 32. Top left, Jestina Dissinger with little boy. Top center, Ralph Bowman in World War I uniform in front of tent. Top right, unidentified man with tennis raquet. Bottom left, Jestina Dissinger on horseback. Bottom center, man with milk cans and woman with pails "on the farm, Elizabethtown, Pa". Bottom right, Jestina Dissinger and Helen Getz on horseback.
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.
