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The Great War: Tulsans During WWI

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100 years ago, the United States entered World War One nearly three years after the war began

Like the rest of America, life in Tulsa changed quickly. Men were recruited to join the military or to serve local support organizations operated under the Council of Defense. Women served as nurses and made supplies for the Red Cross. And everyone participated in voluntary rationing and supporting War Bond drives.

“The Great War” is CLOSING SOON!

Camp Bowie, Fort Worth, Texas, during WWI. Photograph shows line of soldiers during review.
Photograph of a man in military dress and a gas mask
Tulsa Ambulance Company in Nevenahr, Germany, 1919. The group volunteered during World War I
"Boots in France" postcard. Pvt. F. M. Patterson
African American dressed in WWI uniform
Crowd at the War Bond Rally at 4th and Main
Military man,  sitting on the ground with his legs crossed,  shooting a rifle.  A row of tents in the background.
Baby Bond and Liberty Bond campaign headquarters during the first World War.  The office was located at 4th and Main
Long building with two rows of windows that has been converted into a barracks. Interior of the barracks showing beds and mosquito netting.  Same building as seen in 2006.040.123
Enlisted men of the 6th Aero Squadron and two dogs, 1918
Four young boys standing in front of a railroad track, part of the U.S. Boys Working Reserve.
World War I  Military Tank.
WWI soldiers standing in front of two story building that is being used as a Red Cross Hospital. The building shows signs of being hit with gunfire.
Soldier, volunteer, and sailor on the steps of Tulsas War Savings Bank during WWI
Arch of Welcome on June 12, 1919. The arch was erected on Main Street between 3rd & 4th Streets to welcome home Company D, 11th Engineers, 36th Division, from World War I. The arch was built at a price of $3500 and paid by public subscriptions

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