[The United States Army Chaplain Corps flag: a white cross over a blue background; and a cross made of white paper with the text 'Movie Tonight', advertising the screening of a motion picture]

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Title: [The United States Army Chaplain Corps flag: a white cross over a blue background; and a cross made of white paper with the text 'Movie Tonight', advertising the screening of a motion picture]
Date: 1918 March 20
Creator: Van Winkle, Edward, 1879-1971.
Notes: Ted [Edward Van Winkle] ALS to Sama [Le Roy Batdorf Van Winkle], March 20, 1918. A.E.F., Advance Sector, page 2. From a collection of over 500 letters that Captain Edward Van Winkle wrote to his wife Sama while serving in the United States Army during World War I. Van Winkle, a member of the 24th Engineer Regiment, discussed his experiences at Washington, D.C. and Camp Dix, New Jersey, and in France and Germany from 1917-1919.
Names and Subjects: Crosses--1910-1920.; Crosses--Pictorial works.; Crosses in art.; Flags--1910-1920.; Flags--Pictorial works.; Flags in art.; Military chaplains.; United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces.; Van Winkle, Edward, 1879-; World War, 1914-1918--Art and the war.; World War, 1914-1918--Chaplains.; World War, 1914-1918--Flags.; World War, 1914-1918--Pictorial works.; Manuscripts shelf.
Genre: Letters (correspondence); Line drawings.; Pen and ink drawings.
Collection Title: Edward Van Winkle collection
Collection Creator: Van Winkle, Sama Le Roy Batdorf, 1879-1972.
Project Name: Illustrated Manuscripts Project
ID: 8597
Repository: William L. Clements Library
Date Added/Updated: 2019-07-18 18:44:25

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Image Size: 6032 x 6820
File Size: 1 MB
Record: 8597
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