WW1

Italian propaganda, "Out with the barbarians! Subscribe to a Victory Loan".

1817

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Postage stamp in German

1817

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#Veteran Of The Day Longshaw Kraus Porritt

1914

https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/36211/veteranoftheday-longshaw-kraus-porritt/

Propaganda postcard in Italian, "Proclamation of the King, May 25, 1915. "To you the glory of accomplishing the work of your fathers with such heroism, etc.,…" Notes:

May 25, 1915

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Typed copy of the memoir submitted in support of his application for a Connecticut World War I bonus

1917

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Postcard depicting a wounded soldier smearing blood over the word "Caporetto", a reference to the Battle of Caporetto [Oct. - Nov. 1917], during which the Germans broke the Italian lines

1917

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Banknote for 1 Kroner [?] with warning in German and Hungarian that counterfeiting banknotes is punishable by la

1917

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Assortment of drawings and personal papers, including Porritt Ambulance Service identification papers and clippings of favorite poems

Mar 27, 1917

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Identification document for Porritt with thumb prints

Sep 23, 1917

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Postcard to Porritt from unknown writer; document is in a foreign language

Dec 19, 1917

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#Veteran Of The Day Longshaw Kraus Porritt

1918

https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/36211/veteranoftheday-longshaw-kraus-porritt/

Legal tender for 20 Lire; writing under the Venti Lire reads "cash certificates should be accepted by everyone for their entire nominal value"

1918

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Postage stamp in German

1918

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Legal tender for 5 centimes, January 2, 1918

Jan 2, 1918

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_Legal tender for 5 centimes, January 2, 1918__

Jan 2, 1918

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Legal tender for 2 Kronen [crowns] charged against the bank of Austro-Hungary

Jan 2, 1918

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Typed statement by Porritt, written from the Italian war zone, June 8, 1918, defending himself from charges that he favored fair play "for the Boche after the war"

Jun 8, 1918

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Longshaw Kraus Porritt Collection

1919

https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/bib/loc.natlib.afc2001001.86295