World War, 1914-1918.

Abstract The Robert W. Johnson World War I photographs consist of images showing training at the Cranston Street Armory (Dexter Training Grounds) in Providence. All photographs are 2.75x4.50. One photograph of Ft. Greble (1917); photographs of Preparedness Parade (1917); and Welcome Home (Victory) parade (May 1919) in Exchange Place in Providence (shows City Hall and Arch erected for the occasion).

Abstract Function: To record information about the actions taken by the commission to enable members of the American Expeditionary Force to vote. Includes: Records of a commission created under Chapter 1657 of the Public Laws of RI for 1918. The commission was created "to enable electors absent in the military service of the United States to vote." Included are minutes of meetings, accounts of the expenditures of the commission, lists of the numbers of eligible voters from each voting district in the...

Scope and Contents Newspaper articles / notifications pertaining to Rhode Island forces & personnel engaged during the First World War

Scope and Contents Two hundred compiled photographs of members belonging to the 103rd Field Artillery, HQ Battery; Battery A, B, C & the 104th Ambulance Company, American Expeditionary Forces in France.

Abstract World War I - War Department Statements of Rhode Island military service, casualties & discharges

Scope and Contents Nine Yard Long images of activated units & assigned military forces, Newport, Rhode Island Seventh Battalion, N. S. G., US Army, Fort Adams, Newport, RI, Sept. 27, 1918; (1) Officers, Major Henry H. Hall Commanding 10” x 26” (2) Company B, Captain R. C Krasnowski Commanding 10” x 37” (3) Company C, Captain N. S. Virgin Commanding 10” x 37” - three images; Photos by L. C. Grant, Falk Photo Company, Boston, MA Battery A, 103rd Field Artillery, 26th Division, American...