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Knox's color guard stands with the flag. On the back of this photograph, there's a handwritten note that reads, "Not used because leggings not all alike."

Company A of the Knox College cadets stands in formation in the photograph on the front of this post card. The back of this post card features a handwritten note reading, "My company Freshman year." The photograph is identified as "Dawson Photo."

Company B of the Knox College cadets is featured on this postcard. The photograph is identified as "Dawson Photo."

An ad for 'Intercollegiate Debates vol. VII' in Knox College's yearbook, The Gale, acknowledges the pressing nature of questions surrounding compulsory military service for men.

Serviceman Condit Grady writes to Dr. Simonds to inquire whether any of his work at the Kelly Aviation Field might potentially count toward his degree requirements at Knox. He states, "At the Y.M.C.A. training school we were given some courses which…

Cranston Doak poses for a photograph in his military uniform.

Crosses bearing soldiers' names are erected in honor of the fallen.

Curtis Redden died of pneumonia shortly after the war ended.

Curtis Redden was a faculty member at Knox prior to joining the war effort.

A soldier stands outside a bombed-out building.

This newspaper clipping discusses the lecture given by Dr. W.E. Simonds about the national populations involved in the war and the German mode of government.

Dedication ceremony for the memorial honoring Knox's soldiers who served and died in World War I.

The 1919 edition of Knox College's yearbook (produced in 1918) was dedicated to men affiliated with Knox serving in the war. The dedication reads, "To The Men of Knox--Students, Alumni and Faculty--in the service of their county, this THE GALE of…

This edition of the yearbook was dedicated to the men of Knox College who were killed during World War I.

Trees stand leafless and bedraggled on the battlefield.