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This poster makes the connection between frugal use of food (here, produce possibly homegrown in a Victory Garden) and success on the front lines of battle. Many government posters encouraged less waste and limited use of products like wheat, meat,…

War-Chronicle was a periodical published by the German government in several languages, with the aim of depicting or exaggerating German successes and strength in order to influence opinions in foreign nations. This item can be found in the papers of…

Propaganda aimed at American audiences came from both sides of the conflict. In The British Black Book, the author assigns blame for the global conflict to England, depicted here as a giant octopus destroying other nations. This item can be found in…

This poster depicts soldiers firing machine guns with a stream of War Savings Stamps forming a gun cartridge. Americans were encouraged to buy the stamps to help fund the US involvement in the war, and posters like this one both raised awareness of…

With its terrifying gorilla in a German military helmet reaching the shores of America, leaving a devastated Europe behind, this propaganda poster uses fear of the enemy as a military recruitment tool. Anti-German propaganda themes contributed to the…

The Red Cross sent a medical relief ship with 170 doctors and nurses near the outbreak of the war in 1914 to provide assistance to the wounded on both sides of the conflict. Hopkins doctors and nurses served on the Mercy Ship expedition. With the US…

As men left civilian and military clerical jobs for overseas duty, demand for women to fill these positions increased. Women worked as stenographers for the government and the armed forces. In this poster, Washington’s need for more stenographers is…

One way women served during the war was by staffing YMCA canteens. These sites near the war front were a refuge for soldiers, offering amusement and services like post offices, libraries, and general stores. Elisabeth Gilman, daughter of founding…

These pages depict the ROTC, a new group growing in stature on campus as the possibility of the US entering the war grew stronger. View the entire 1917 Hullabaloo yearbook.

The 1918 Hullabaloo yearbook shows how the war has transformed life at Hopkins. View the entire 1918 yearbook.