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World War I letters of Pfc. Walter F. Bopp
Collection
Call Number: MS P642
Overview
Walter F. Bopp was born October 19, 1892 in Dallas, Texas to Swiss emigrants Jacob and Mary Bopp. During World War I, he served in its American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) as Private First Class (Pfc.) in Company F of the U. S. Army's 359th Infantry. The collection's twenty-five letters relate to Private Bopp's military service in France. Eleven letters from Private Bopp, dating from 1918 to 1919, are to his parents, his sister Annie, and his fiancée, Lura Budrow, all of Dallas. His letters...
Dates:
1918 - 1921
World War I photographs, Gettysburg, Pa. and elsewhere in the United States
Collection
Call Number: RH PH 514
Overview
The photographs in this collection include group portraits and bird's eye views of soldiers and military camps around the United States during World War I. Three of the photographs were taken at Gettsburg, Pennyslvania. All of the photographs have been flattened and wrapped around a structural tube for support due to their length.
Dates:
1918
World War I poster
Collection
Call Number: RH MS R392
Overview
World War I promotional poster to encourage African Americans to support the United States' war effort after it entered the worldwide conflict.
Dates:
1918
World War I unit portraits
Collection — Folder: 1
Call Number: RH PH P2800(ff)
Overview
The collection consists of two black and white photographs. Both are unidentified unit group portraits of men in World War I-era uniforms.
Dates:
approximately 1917-1918