libertyloan

66 photos tagged libertyloan, from 4 members of Flickr Commons.

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swanq said:
NYT of August 19, 1910 query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9A06E4D91239E433A... has a Miss Dorothy Kohn driving with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Kohn to Saratoga with an "automobile party." 1920 census us-census.mooseroots.com/d/b/Dorothy-Wurzburger shows, aged 21, her married to Sigfrid Wurzburger and living in Manhattan. The sun., September 29, 1918, Section 6, Page 7 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030431/1918-09-29/ed-... had an engagement announcement for Dorothy and Sigfried.
swanq said:
New-York tribune., October 02, 1917, Page 2 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1917-10-02/ed-... shows photo of the same pair hanging posters. This photo was used in The Washington times., October 08, 1917, FINAL EDITION, Page 3 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026749/1917-10-08/ed-... In both cases, Elise Robert's first name is spelled "Elyse."
Art Siegel said:
Color photos of the two posters: www.pritzkermilitary.org/cdm-image-cache/p16630coll292-40... docsouth.unc.edu/wwi/41893/A-542-100.jpg
Greg said:
Swanq, we can add note re "Elyse." Art, terrific to link to posters!

swanq said:
The sun., September 21, 1917, Page 4, col 1 (bottom) chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030431/1917-09-21/ed-... reports that she was on a committee to raise funds for a house for wives and families of enlisted men at Camp Upton.
swanq said:
It looks as though the correct spelling for her husband's name is Courtlandt Dixon Barnes. See www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=44269800 Her name was Katharine and she was the daughter of en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_T._Barney Her own FindaGrave page confirms her fondness for tall hats. See www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=44269820
swanq said:
NYT of Oct 21, 1917 query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9B00E3DB133BEE3AB... has her speaking on behalf of the Women's Liberty Loan Committee at a suffrage meeting at Carnegie Hall. A picture published in the same issue shows Mrs. Courtlandt Dixon Barnes and Mrs. James F. Curtis (see nearby photo). query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9C04EEDB133BEE...
Greg said:
Thanks, swanq, for Mrs. B's info.