Category: World War I

Refined by: (Author) Kristi Finefield; (Year) 2017

Smiling woman dressed in outdoor winter clothes holds a large, old-style camera

American National Red Cross Collection: Newly Digitized Photos

May 18, 2017

The following is a guest post by Jonathan Eaker, Reference Librarian, Prints & Photographs Division. On May 21, 1881, Clara Barton founded the American National Red Cross to provide relief services during times of war and disaster. In honor of its Founder’s Day, I would like to highlight some newly digitized images from our American …

Posted in: Photographs, World War I

Springing Forward into Daylight Saving Time

March 10, 2017

Posted by: Kristi Finefield

Most of the United States will “spring forward” this weekend, as we enter Daylight Saving Time at 2:00 a.m. – which will immediately become 3:00 a.m. – Sunday morning. Many of us have never known a time when we didn’t go through the biannual ritual of springing forward an hour in the spring, and falling …

Posted in: News & Events, Posters, World War I

Refined by: (Author) Kristi Finefield; (Year) 2017