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.
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.
Five soldiers in World War I style uniforms posed for a photograph. Real photo postcard. Written at top: "P. B - Bell [Fem] John [Cau] N. J." Written at bottom: "Arthur Smith, Ind - Cy Perkins Kentucky".
Photograph- Philip Charles Efinger, second from right, and three other unidentifed soldiers in uniform. Efinger served as Second Lieutenant in Co. D, 56th Infantry, United States Army during World War 1. Photo taken at Wauhatchie, Tennessee. Real photo post card.
Photograph- Philip Charles Efinger, second from right, and three other unidentifed soldiers in uniform. Efinger served as Second Lieutenant in Co. D, 56th Infantry, United States Army during World War 1. Photo taken at Wauhatchie, Tennessee. Real photo post card.
Description
Philip Charles Efinger, second from right, and three other unidentifed soldiers in uniform. Efinger served as Second Lieutenant in Co. D, 56th Infantry, United States Army during World War 1. Photo taken at Wauhatchie, Tennessee. Real photo post card.
Ella Rohrer married Philip Charles Efinger circa 1920. Ella attended nursing school at Episcopal Hospital in Philadelphia, c. 1915. Philip served in World War 1 as an 2nd Lt. in Co. D, 56th Infantry, United States Army. Ella was a great-aunt of the donor, Richard Hauck.
