Society women volunteer for War Relief Work during World War 1, in Washington DC. Women get involved in the war effort at home, as they work on clothes by sewing. A woman stitches. A woman cuts with scissors. Women display clothes. Clothes displayed by children.
Women pose in living posters to aid Red Cross campaign in Washington DC during World War I. A board reads "The spirit of Red Cross". A woman poses. A child with the Christmas Red Cross. A woman wears the Red Cross nurse dress. Two women pose with a big Red Cross sign. A board reads "Where Columbia Leads".
Famous opera singer Ernestine Schumann-Heink sings at the Treasury building (1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW #1428, Washington, DC 20220, United States) in Washington DC during World War I, to help raise funds for the United War Work campaign drive. A large crowd is seen gathered at the building. Schumann-Heink and other dignitaries are seen at the decorated balcony talking to the crowd in support of the United War Work programs in World War 1.
Large crowd gathers at U.S. Capitol building during World War 1 timeframe. Cars arrive at Capitol building. Henry Ford speaks with Speaker of the House, Congressman James Beauchamp (Champ) Clark. Thomas Edison with other dignitaries stand at the steps of the Capitol and Edison shakes hands with Congressman Clark. Montana Congresswoman Jeannette Rankin (a suffrage movement leader and the first female congress representative), carries flowers in her hand at a peace rally. U.S. flag in the background. Mounted Police on horseback control crowd of anti-war marchers who are protesting involvement in World War I.
The Liberty Loan Parade in Washington DC during the World War I. Troops of soldiers with guns marching down the roads. A massive crowd gathered to witness the event. Transporting at dockyard. The parade has cavaliers and nurses as well. A poster calling for entries in the U.S. Navy can be seen near the hull of the U.S. Navy ship.
U.S. Navy troops marching on the roads in the Liberty Loan Parade, Washington DC in USA during World War I. Three floats in the parade can also be seen. The U.S. Navy sailors putting up recruitment posters depicting a wounded being treated, another recruiting poster shows German U-boat destroyed. Another shows a woman saying "Gee, I wish I were a man. I'd join the Navy".