World War I war chest on Monument Circle, 1918-05-28
| Description: |
The World War I war chest, guarded by soldiers on Monument Circle in Indianapolis. The sign reads The war chest fund contains $2,789,000 today. The money inside the glass-walled lock box was symbolic. This was an effort to raise funds for charities and the war relief effort. |
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| Origin: | 1918-05-28 |
| Created By: |
Bass Photo Co. |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll13/id/4257 |
| Collection: |
Indiana State Library Photograph Collections |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
Copyright Undetermined |
| Geography: |
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States |
| Subjects: |
photographs Indianapolis (Ind.) World War, 1914-1918 fund raising Indiana Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Indianapolis, Ind.) monuments war work |
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