Knox College Experiences the First World War

Presents material from the Knox College Special Collections & Archives documenting the experiences of people associated with Knox College who served in the First World War, and explores how the College and its community responded to the war.

World War I; First World War;

Knox College

1914-1918

1914-1918

Galesburg, Illinois

A biplane.

A chain of vehicles and soldiers makes its way down the road.

A large ship pulls into the harbor.

Three tanks move across a dusty landscape.

Trenches are fortified with barbed wire.

Two men work on an aviator's plane on the airfield.

A tank rests among a stand of trees.

Three men wearing gas masks.

Four soldiers in a wood reinforced trench.

A solitary soldier intently reads a piece of paper.

Armies regularly moved through these barren landscapes.

A bridge connects the foreground and background of this photograph.

A cloud of dust rises in the background of this bleak photograph.

Trees stand leafless and bedraggled on the battlefield.

A bridge has collapsed in the river. Another bridge has been erected.

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