The Snapshots in Time Collection
Gallery: Part 1
Pages from a World War I family album set seaside holidays, farm life, and a holiday greeting card beside gun drills with Battery F of the 124th Field Artillery. Hand-labeled snapshots from Camp Lewis and the Tacoma rail yard show how closely home-front routines and military service were bound together between 1917 and 1919.
Cover of Antique Photograph Album, WWI Photo Album Collection
A Letter From Home -- Soldier Edmund C. Pivar, Camp Lewis, Washington, December 1917
Three Civilians Posed on a Grassy Hillside, Early 20th Century
Picnic Outing Near a Creek Bed, Early 20th Century
US Army Soldier and Companion, WWI-Era Portrait, circa 1917-1921
Portrait of a U.S. Army Soldier on a Railed Walkway, World War I Era
Album Page: Soldier and Companion in Tacoma, Washington, October 1917
Album Page: Five Captioned Photographs of Camp Life and Battery F, 124th Field Artillery, WWI
Railway Freight Yard, Tacoma, Washington, WWI Era
Soldiers of a Field Artillery Unit in Camp, 'Camp Life,' WWI Era
Gun Crew of Battery F, 124th Field Artillery, Servicing a 75mm Field Gun, WWI
Soldier Mending Clothing in Barracks, 'Learning How,' WWI Era
Soldiers Clowning Around in Camp, 'Sam,' WWI Era
'Hearty Easter Greetings' Card - WWI Photo Album
Portrait of a Young Woman in Garden Setting, WWI-Era Photo Album
Scrapbook Page with 'Mt. Tamalpais Aero Derby' Newspaper Clipping and Two Family Portrait Snapshots, c. 1917-1918
Scrapbook Page: Lookout Mountain Postcard, Newspaper Portrait of J.W. Seymour, and Snapshot of a Soldier in Field Uniform, c. 1916-1918
Studio Profile Portrait of a Young Woman and Snapshot of a Bungalow Residence, c. 1915-1920
Three Snapshots of Family Leisure Activities: Garden, Beach, and Park Outings, c. 1915-1920
Hand-Tinted Devotional Studio Photograph: Woman in Prayer Before a Wooden Cross, c. 1915-1918
World War I-Era Scrapbook Page with Newspaper Clippings and Personal Photographs
Three Family Snapshots: Porch Portrait with Children and Dog, Snow-Covered Civic Building, and Courting Couple on a Park Bench, c. 1918-1922
Farm Life Snapshots: Women in Riding Attire, Family Posed on a Rumely 'OilPull' Tractor, and Farmhouse Interior, c. 1917-1919
Farmhouse Sitting Room Interior with Bookcase and Rocking Chairs, c. 1917-1919
Family Posed on a Rumely 'OilPull' Kerosene Tractor, Farm Setting, c. 1917-1919
Two Young Women in Riding/Farm Attire Posed Together Outdoors, c. 1917-1919
Studio Profile Portrait of a Young Woman in Sailor-Collar Dress, WWI-Era Family Photo Album
Studio Portrait of an American Soldier in World War I Service Uniform, c. 1917-1918
Young Man in Suit and Fedora Beside a Palm Tree, Southern California or Florida Streetscape, c. 1918-1922
Young Woman Stepping into an Automobile, c. 1922-1926
Young Girl Seated on a Beach Beneath a Decorative Parasol, c. 1918-1922
Three Young Men in Wool Bathing Suits on a Beach, Early 20th Century
Three Young Men Posing Together at a Crowded Beach Resort, Early 20th Century
Young Woman with Decorative Parasol on Beach Dune, WWI-Era Personal Photo Album
Group of Women Seated on the Beach Under Parasols, Early 20th Century
Family Group on the Beach with Parasols and Sun Hats, Early 20th Century (Variant View)
U.S. Army Soldier in Service Uniform with Springfield Rifle, WWI Era, c. 1917-1918
U.S. Army Soldier Standing Beside Barracks Window, WWI Era, c. 1917-1918
Scrapbook Page: 'N.Y.-S.F. Flier' Newspaper Clipping, WWI Cartoon, and Family Snapshots
Embroidered Silk Christmas Postcard, 'Heureux Noel,' Chaumont, France, 1918
WWI Album Page — American Troops Marching Through Paris, Red Cross Postcard, 1919
Scrapbook Page: 'Souvenir de Tunis' Postcard, Glacier National Park Roadside View, and Soldier on Plank Bridge
American Soldier on Log Footbridge, WWI Photo Album, c. 1917-1918
'Souvenir de Tunis' Composite Photo Postcard with Portrait Inset and Panorama of Tunis, Studio of P. Adamo
Coastal Cliff with Roadside Advertising Billboards, Early 1900s
Family Group Portrait with Two Uniformed Soldiers, WWI-Era Photo Album
Soldier Posing with Parents, WWI Era, Late 1910s
Extended Family Group Portrait with Soldier on Home Leave, WWI Era, Late 1910s
Two Soldiers Shaking Hands in Wool Overcoats, WWI Era, 1917-1918