Enlist: On Which Side of the Window are You?

Enlist: On Which Side of the Window are You?

Both the U.S. government and private organizations conducted large scale propaganda in order to build support for the war, most notably in Laura Brey’s 1917 recruitment poster [4] “Enlist: On Which Side of the Window Are You?” This image captures what is likely a...
To Enjoy American Opportunities Become an American Citizen

To Enjoy American Opportunities Become an American Citizen

Individuals have migrated to different countries for many centuries and are usually searching for a new start. This new beginning is supposed to be filled with opportunities and a future life full of joy and peace, but typically that is not the case. Looking at the...
Civarro Family

Civarro Family

Lewis Hine’s 1917 photograph of the Civarro family powerfully captures the everyday struggles of working-class family life in early twentieth-century urban America. Taken inside a cramped New York tenement apartment, the photograph shows Mrs. Civarro holding her...