Browse Items (9 total)
- Collection: Northern Georgia Reaction to Selective Service Act 1917
Sort by:
U.S. Secretary of War Newton D. Baker, drawing numbers for the 1917 draft lottery.
Blindfolded U.S. Secretary of War Newton D. Baker, drawing numbers from bowl in the 1917 draft lottery, Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., July 21, 1917.
Scene at Camp Gordon, DeKalb County, GA
Scene of African American trainees at Camp Gordon, DeKalb County, GA - taking a break from training
Our Boys Need Sox, Knit Your Bit
Propaganda poster to encourage women to knit socks and other items needed for the war effort.
John Lewis Tate, World War I Draft Registration Card, 1917-1918
Black and White Photocopy of John Tate’s Draft Registration Card issued on June 5, 1917.
I Want You for the U.S. Army
Artist rendering of 'Uncle Sam' character imploring men to volunteer for the U.S. Army
Draft Registration June 5, 1917, New York City
Young men register for the draft for the Great War on June 5, 1917 in New York City as required by the Selective Service Act of (May 18) 1917.
Army training at Camp Warden McLean in 1917 near the present day Chickamauga Battlefield
Officer candidates conduct weapons training at Camp Warden McLean in 1917 near the present day Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center
African-American women weighing wire coils and recording weights, to establish wage rates
Three African American women work in a factory making materials needed for the (World War I) war effort and afterward.
The Jeffersonian June 7, 1917
First edition of The Jeffersonian published after registration for the Selective Service Act of 1917.