Maria Lopez D.

TIME
CAPSULE
WWI
Helmet “Original Belgian WWI Issue French Model 1915 Adrian Helmet
with Lion Head Badge and Liner - Complete.” International
Military Antiques,
The Adrian
helmet was an
influential
design of
combat helmet
originally
produced for
the French
Army during
World War I.
These were
used to protect
their heads
from head
wounds.
Children's book Object ID
2023.123.1
"Sailor Tommy"
by Florence Notter
1918

This book was read by the kids during

the war to help them understand what
was going on The story is written from
the perspective of Tommy as he plays
war, calling his collection of ships his
navy. He also tells of how his parents
contribute to his navy when his father
buys him a ship and his mother sews
sails for one that Tommy is carving.
"Liberty Boy" doll Object ID
2017.113.0
circa 1917
The "Liberty Boy" dolls
were modeled after U.S.
doughboys (soldiers).

These were the dolls

kids played with
back then, it
represented the
situation they were
going through.
 US Boys' Working Object ID
2023.101.1
Reserve Pin

The U.S. Department of

Labor issued this pin to boys
who enrolled in the U.S.
Boys' Working Reserve, an
organization that employed
boys on farms to increase
food production.
Pamphlet
1917
The American Red Cross
published this pamphlet
to educate school
children on ways they
could contribute to the
war effort.

Object ID
2017.79.18
Girls' Red Cross smock and
cap
1918
Child's play American Red
Cross uniform

Even tho girls now

dress up as princesses
this is what little girls
dresses up as

Object ID
2021.174.1
Child's uniform
1915
Child's play military
uniform

And just like boys now

dress as superheros
back then boys dressed
like the superheroes of
their time

Object ID
2011.50.1a
Cut-out paper doll
Dolly Dingle cut-outs
like this one
emphasized patriotic
ideals for young girls.

These were dolls

were something
the young girls at
the time could
relate to

Object ID
2023.124.1
Handbook
1917
This handbook provided
girls with instructions on
how to earn badges and
how they could help their
country during wartime.

Object ID
2023.118.1
Poster
This Young Women's Christian
Association poster advertises
the Girl Reserves program
which encouraged girls to join
the World War I effort by
participating in patriotic work.

Object ID
2023.127.1