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Record Group 120: Records of the American Expeditionary Forces (World War I) Series: Records of Divisions File Unit: Field Messages - 32.16

This is a message delivered by pigeon from the commander of the "Lost Battalion" to the headquarters of the 308th Infantry requesting a halt of the artillery barrage that was causing numerous friendly fire casualties.

Collection LBJ-WHPO: White House Photo Office Collection Series: Johnson White House Photographs

Original Caption: Standing (l-r): Cong. Hugh L. Carey, Cong. Dominick V. Daniels, Cong. Carl D. Perkins, Cong. Albert H. Quie, Sen. Winston L. Prouty, and Sec. Wilbur Cohen. 9/30/1968. Location: Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, DC.

Death Certificate for Merian C. Cooper

Record Group 342: Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations Series: Official Military Personnel Files File Unit: Official Military Personnel File of Cooper, Merian C.

This death certificate was signed by General Pershing and sent to Merian C. Cooper's family after he and his gunner were shot down behind enemy lines.  The Army had believed them killed, though they were actually captured by the Germans and taken to a series of Prisoner of war (POW) camps.  Cooper's father received a letter from Merian around the time the certificate arrived. Merian C. Cooper sent this copy back to the Army with the notation on top "In the language of Mark Twain Your death has been greatly exaggerated."

Record Group 46: Records of the U.S. Senate Series: Petitions and Related Documents That Were Presented, Read, or Tabled File Unit: Petitions and Memorials, Resolutions of State Legislatures, and Related Documents which were Presented, Read, or Tabled during the 65th Congress

This statement, printed by the Iowa Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage and signed by a woman from Dubuque, Iowa, asks Congress to oppose the Susan B. Anthony Amendment. It lists the rights that women have and why they do not need the vote, including that it would be a burden and would be "demoralizing to our government and our womanhood."